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Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.22 (2026)

Reporting abuse or neglect of resident or misappropriation of property

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Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
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(A)(1) No person identified in division (P)(1) to (12), (14), or (15) of section 3721.21 of the Revised Code who knows or suspects that a resident has been abused, neglected, or exploited, or that a resident's property has been misappropriated, by any individual used by a long-term care facility or residential care facility to provide services to residents, shall fail to report that knowledge or suspicion to the facility.

(2) No nursing home administrator licensed or temporarily licensed under Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code, and no administrator of a residential care facility, who knows or suspects that a resident has been abused, neglected, or exploited, or that a resident's property has been misappropriated, by any individual used by a long-term care facility or residential care facility to provide services to residents, shall fail to report that knowledge or suspicion to the director of health.

(B) Any person, including a resident, who knows or suspects that a resident has been abused, neglected, or exploited, or that a resident's property has been misappropriated, by any individual used by a long-term care facility or residential care facility to provide services to residents, may report that knowledge or suspicion to the director of health.

(C) Any person who in good faith reports suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation to a facility or the director of health, provides information during an investigation of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation conducted by the director, or participates in a hearing conducted under section 3721.23 of the Revised Code is not subject to criminal prosecution, liable in damages in a tort or other civil action, or subject to professional disciplinary action because of injury or loss to person or property allegedly arising from the making of the report, provision of information, or participation in the hearing.

(D) If the director has reason to believe that a violation of division (A) of this section has occurred, the director may report the suspected violation to the appropriate professional licensing authority and to the attorney general, county prosecutor, or other appropriate law enforcement official.

(E) No person shall knowingly make a false allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident or misappropriation of a resident's property, or knowingly swear or affirm the truth of a false allegation, when the allegation is made for the purpose of incriminating another.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1996–2019 · leading case: Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2014 Ohio 5511 (Ohio 2014).
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Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2014 Ohio 5511 (Ohio 2014). · cites it 52× “24 by reading it in pari materia with R.C. 3721.22 and hold that an employee must report or indicate an intention to report the suspected abuse or neglect to the director of health in order to have a cognizable retaliatory-discharge claim under R.”
Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc., 2013 Ohio 4147 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 8× “24 together with R.C. 3721.22 and 3721.23. The court noted that “[u]nder R.”
Taylor v. Franklin Boulevard Nursing Home, Inc., 677 N.E.2d 1212 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “See R.C. 3721.22(A). Several statements recounted plaintiffs admission of abuse and her belief that she would probably lose her job over the incident.”
Dolan v. St. Mary's Mem'l Home, 794 N.E.2d 716 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003). “{¶ 16} But R.C. 3721.22(A) requires a licensed health professional to report suspected abuse of nursing-home residents to the Ohio Director of Health.”
O'Malley-Donegan v. MetroHealth Sys., 2017 Ohio 1362 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “24 {¶ 18} R.C. 3721.22(A) requires a licensed health professional to report suspected abuse or neglect to the ODH.”
Mayo v. Bethesda Lutheran Communities, 2014 Ohio 3499 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “Mayo filed a complaint in August 20121 alleging that she had a statutory duty under R.C. 3721.22 to report to the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities suspicious activity causing harm to the residents at the facility where she worked.”
In re Special Grand Jury Investigation, 2019 Ohio 4014 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “12(c); R.C. 3721.22. Appellants are also required to "[h]ave evidence that all alleged violations are thoroughly investigated.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.22(A) — 6 cases
Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2014 Ohio 5511 (Ohio 2014). “24 by reading it in pari materia with R.C. 3721.22 and hold that an employee must report or indicate an intention to report the suspected abuse or neglect to the director of health in order to have a cognizable retaliatory-discharge claim under R.”
Taylor v. Franklin Boulevard Nursing Home, Inc., 677 N.E.2d 1212 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “See R.C. 3721.22(A). Several statements recounted plaintiffs admission of abuse and her belief that she would probably lose her job over the incident.”
Dolan v. St. Mary's Mem'l Home, 794 N.E.2d 716 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003). “{¶ 16} But R.C. 3721.22(A) requires a licensed health professional to report suspected abuse of nursing-home residents to the Ohio Director of Health.”
Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc., 2013 Ohio 4147 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “24 together with R.C. 3721.22 and 3721.23. The court noted that “[u]nder R.”
O'Malley-Donegan v. MetroHealth Sys., 2017 Ohio 1362 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “24 {¶ 18} R.C. 3721.22(A) requires a licensed health professional to report suspected abuse or neglect to the ODH.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.22(B) — 1 case
Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2014 Ohio 5511 (Ohio 2014). “24 by reading it in pari materia with R.C. 3721.22 and hold that an employee must report or indicate an intention to report the suspected abuse or neglect to the director of health in order to have a cognizable retaliatory-discharge claim under R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3721.22(C) — 1 case
Hulsmeyer v. Hospice of Sw. Ohio, Inc. (Slip Opinion), 2014 Ohio 5511 (Ohio 2014). “24 by reading it in pari materia with R.C. 3721.22 and hold that an employee must report or indicate an intention to report the suspected abuse or neglect to the director of health in order to have a cognizable retaliatory-discharge claim under R.”
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