Ohio Rev. Code » Chapter 121
Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02 (2026)

Administrative departments and directors created

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ORCcodes.ohio.gov (official) Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
Effective:
September 30, 2025
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly
PDF:
Download Authenticated PDF
 

The following administrative departments and their respective directors are hereby created:

(A) The office of budget and management, which shall be administered by the director of budget and management;

(B) The department of commerce, which shall be administered by the director of commerce;

(C) The department of administrative services, which shall be administered by the director of administrative services;

(D) The department of transportation, which shall be administered by the director of transportation;

(E) The department of agriculture, which shall be administered by the director of agriculture;

(F) The department of natural resources, which shall be administered by the director of natural resources;

(G) The department of health, which shall be administered by the director of health;

(H) The department of job and family services, which shall be administered by the director of job and family services;

(I) The department of children and youth, which shall be administered by the director of children and youth;

(J) The department of public safety, which shall be administered by the director of public safety;

(K) The department of behavioral health, which shall be administered by the director of behavioral health;

(L) The department of developmental disabilities, which shall be administered by the director of developmental disabilities;

(M) The department of insurance, which shall be administered by the superintendent of insurance as director thereof;

(N) The department of development, which shall be administered by the director of development;

(O) The department of youth services, which shall be administered by the director of youth services;

(P) The department of rehabilitation and correction, which shall be administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction;

(Q) The environmental protection agency, which shall be administered by the director of environmental protection;

(R) The department of aging, which shall be administered by the director of aging;

(S) The department of veterans services, which shall be administered by the director of veterans services;

(T) The department of medicaid, which shall be administered by the medicaid director;

(U) The department of education and workforce, which shall be administered by the director of education and workforce.

The director of each department shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested by law in such department.

Last updated July 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: McGuire v. Ameritech Servs., Inc., 253 F. Supp. 2d 988 (S.D. Ohio 2003).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
McGuire v. Ameritech Servs., Inc., 253 F. Supp. 2d 988 (S.D. Ohio 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 121.02(P): As its Director, Wilkinson is in charge of such operations and management, and has the authority to prescribe all rules and regulations related thereto.”
State ex rel. Leslie v. Ohio Hous. Fin. Agency, 105 Ohio St. 3d 261 (Ohio 2005). “, R.C. 121.02 and 121.14, permitted state agencies like the Department of Liquor Control to employ necessary employees, including attorneys, despite R.”
State ex rel. Fairfield Leader v. Ricketts, 564 N.E.2d 486 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 2× “” Under Section 121.02 of the Pickerington Administrative Code, “regular” meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, unless such day is a national holiday or unless an exception is approved by a majority of council.”
O'Neal v. State, 2020 Ohio 506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “" R.C. 121.02(P); AFSCME at ¶ 35 . The General Assembly has authorized ODRC to "maintain, operate, manage, and govern all state institutions for the custody, control, training, and rehabilitation of persons convicted of crime and sentenced to correctional institutions.”
Bremiller v. Cleveland Psychiatric Inst., 879 F. Supp. 782 (N.D. Ohio 1995). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, O.R.C. § 121.02(L) creates the Department of Mental Health (“DMH”), which is administered by the director of mental health.”
State Ex Rel. Afscme v. Taft, 804 N.E.2d 88 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004). “*49 {¶ 35} ODRC is an administrative department of the state, pursuant to R.C. 121.02(P). That provision also provides that the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction “shall be administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction.”
Harkless v. Brunner, 545 F.3d 445 (6th Cir. 2008). “” Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 121.02(H). The Director is appointed by the governor with the consent of the Ohio senate and serves at the pleasure of the governor.”
Cincinnati City Sch. Dist. v. State Bd. of Educ., 680 N.E.2d 1061 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “13 provides the general rule that the Department of Education is to be treated in the same manner as other departments of the state: "The department of education shall be subject to all provisions of law pertaining to departments, offices, or institutions established for the…”
Bryant Health Care Ctr., Inc. v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Fam. Servs., 2014 Ohio 92 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “See R.C. 121.02(T). The parties in this appeal have used the term "the Department" to describe the agency that administered Medicaid during the events of this case both before and after these changes, and we do so as well.”
In Re J.D., 874 N.E.2d 858 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “ODJFS is administered by the director who, in turn, is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.”
Pierce v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr., 284 F. Supp. 2d 811 (N.D. Ohio 2003). · cites it 2× “3099 . Thus, Plaintiffs' suit against the individual defendants in their official capacities is no more than a restatement of the suit against the Department.”
Wandling v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 604 N.E.2d 825 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “See R.C. 121.02(D); 5501.02; and 5501.22. 1 Appellee maintains the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas is “the court of competent jurisdiction being situated in the county wherein the property resides.”
Show all 22 citing cases →
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02(1) — 1 case
Shumaker v. Ohio Dep't of Human Servs., 691 N.E.2d 690 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02(D) — 1 case
Wandling v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 604 N.E.2d 825 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “See R.C. 121.02(D); 5501.02; and 5501.22. 1 Appellee maintains the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas is “the court of competent jurisdiction being situated in the county wherein the property resides.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02(H) — 5 cases
Harkless v. Brunner, 545 F.3d 445 (6th Cir. 2008). “” Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 121.02(H). The Director is appointed by the governor with the consent of the Ohio senate and serves at the pleasure of the governor.”
In Re J.D., 874 N.E.2d 858 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “ODJFS is administered by the director who, in turn, is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.”
Temethy v. Dept. Job & Fam. Servs., 2026 Ohio 930 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026).
Darden v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners (S.D. Ohio 2023).
Jackson v. Cuyahoga Cty. Job & Fam. Servs., 2024 Ohio 4785 (Ohio Ct. Cl. 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02(L) — 2 cases
Bremiller v. Cleveland Psychiatric Inst., 879 F. Supp. 782 (N.D. Ohio 1995). “Accordingly, O.R.C. § 121.02(L) creates the Department of Mental Health (“DMH”), which is administered by the director of mental health.”
NG through guardian VG v. Ohio Dep't of Developmental Disabilities (S.D. Ohio 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02(P) — 4 cases
McGuire v. Ameritech Servs., Inc., 253 F. Supp. 2d 988 (S.D. Ohio 2003). “§ 121.02(P): As its Director, Wilkinson is in charge of such operations and management, and has the authority to prescribe all rules and regulations related thereto.”
O'Neal v. State, 2020 Ohio 506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “" R.C. 121.02(P); AFSCME at ¶ 35 . The General Assembly has authorized ODRC to "maintain, operate, manage, and govern all state institutions for the custody, control, training, and rehabilitation of persons convicted of crime and sentenced to correctional institutions.”
State Ex Rel. Afscme v. Taft, 804 N.E.2d 88 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004). “*49 {¶ 35} ODRC is an administrative department of the state, pursuant to R.C. 121.02(P). That provision also provides that the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction “shall be administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction.”
Pierce v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr., 284 F. Supp. 2d 811 (N.D. Ohio 2003). “3099 . Thus, Plaintiffs' suit against the individual defendants in their official capacities is no more than a restatement of the suit against the Department.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.02(T) — 1 case
Bryant Health Care Ctr., Inc. v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Fam. Servs., 2014 Ohio 92 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “See R.C. 121.02(T). The parties in this appeal have used the term "the Department" to describe the agency that administered Medicaid during the events of this case both before and after these changes, and we do so as well.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.