5123.20 Prohibiting operation without license.

5123.20 Prohibiting operation without license.

No person or government agency shall operate a residential facility or receive a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person as a resident of a residential facility unless the facility is licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code, and no person or governmental agency shall operate a respite care home or receive a mentally retarded or developmentally disabled person in a respite care home unless the home is certified under section 5126.05 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 11-11-1994; 2007 HB119 06-30-2007