2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5126.06. Complaints; administrative resolution prior to commencing action.

§ 5126.06. Complaints; administrative resolution prior to commencing action.
 

(A)  Except as provided in division (B) of this section and section 5126.036 [5126.03.6] of the Revised Code, any person who has a complaint involving any of the programs, services, policies, or administrative practices of a county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities or any of the entities under contract with the county board, may file a complaint with the board. Prior to commencing a civil action regarding the complaint, a person shall attempt to have the complaint resolved through the administrative resolution process established in the rules adopted under section 5123.043 [5123.04.3] of the Revised Code. After exhausting the administrative resolution process, the person may commence a civil action if the complaint is not settled to the person's satisfaction. 

(B)  An employee of a county board may not file under this section a complaint related to the terms and conditions of employment of the employee. 
 

HISTORY: RC § 5126.04.1, 145 v H 694 (Eff 11-11-94); RC § 5126.06, 146 v H 629 (Eff 3-13-97); 149 v H 94 (Eff 6-6-2001); 149 v H 405. Eff 12-13-2001.
 

Not analogous to former RC § 5126.06 renumbered RC § 5126.02.4 in 146 v H 629, eff 3-13-97.