Ohio Code § 2903.34
Ohio Code § 2903.34. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2903.34.
(A) No person who owns, operates, or administers, or who is an agent or employee of,
a care facility shall do any of the following: (1) Commit abuse against a resident or patient of the facility; (2) Commit gross neglect against a resident or patient of the facility; (3) Commit neglect against a resident or patient of the facility. (B)(1) A person who relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone, in accordance
with the tenets of a recognized religious denomination, shall not be considered neglected
under division (A)(3) of this section for that reason alone. (2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of gross neglect or neglect under this section
that the actor's conduct was committed in good faith solely because the actor was
ordered to commit the conduct by a person with supervisory authority over the actor. (C) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section is guilty of patient abuse, a felony
of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any violation
of this section, patient abuse is a felony of the third degree. (D) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of this section is guilty of gross patient neglect,
a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any violation
of this section, gross patient neglect is a felony of the fifth degree. (E) Whoever violates division (A)(3) of this section is guilty of patient neglect, a
misdemeanor of the second degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation
of this section, patient neglect is a felony of the fifth degree.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2903.34
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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