Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-73 - Public Health Investigations
Section 3701-73-02 - Administrative fines-violations of reporting requirements

(A) As used in this rule an "incident" means any definitive and separate occurrence of failing to report any single suspected or confirmed case whose reporting is required division (C) of section 3701.23, division (C) of section 3701.232, division (C) of section 3701.24, division (B) of section 3701.25, division (B) of section 3707.06, or division (C) of section 3701.201 of the Revised Code.

(B) Any person who violates division (C) of section 3701.23, division (C) of section 3701.232, division (C) of section 3701.24, division (B) of section 3701.25, division (B) of section 3707.06, or any poison control center or other healthrelated entity that fails to comply with division (C) of section 3701.201 of the Revised Code is subject to fines specified in this rule.

(C) Whenever a health commissioner having jurisdiction over the location where the incident occurred becomes aware of an incident, the health commissioner shall immediately inform the director of health with as much other information relative to the incident as is available.

(D) The director of health may consider the scope and severity of any violation as well as the violator's history of compliance in determining the amount of any administrative fine issued pursuant to this rule. Pursuant to an adjudication order issued by the director of health under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, administrative fines imposed under this rule may be imposed as follows:

(E) If one or more violations by the same person have been reported within the previous twelve months, the director of health may impose the administrative fine at the next level of severity provided in paragraph (D) of this rule.