Ohio DD Abuser Registry Overview

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Abuser Registry

• The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities maintains an Abuser Registry (a list of employees found to have committed offenses)
• Employees on the registry may be state employees, county board employees, independent providers, or employees providing specialized services to individuals with developmental disabilities
• Being on the registry bars employment as a DD employee in the state of Ohio
• Placement on the registry can also prohibit employment by Medicaid agencies, ownership (5% or more) of an agency, or positions involving Medicaid provider agreements, Ombudsman services, or direct care services for Ohio Department of Aging programs, or by home health agencies, nursing homes, or residential care facilities involved in direct care positions.

Registry Offenses

• Physical Abuse: Using physical force that could result in harm
• Sexual Abuse: Unlawful sexual conduct or contact (unprivileged intercourse or touching of another's erogenous zone)
• Verbal Abuse: Using words to threaten, coerce, intimidate, harass, or humiliate
• Prohibited Sexual Relations: Consensual touching of an erogenous zone for sexual gratification by an employee caring for the individual, if the individual is not the employee's spouse
• Neglect: Failing to provide necessary treatment, care, goods, or services to maintain the individual's health or safety.
• Misappropriation (Theft): Obtaining an individual's property (at least $100 in value) without consent (including prescribed medication, checks, credit/debit cards).

Additional Registry Offenses

• Failure to Report Abuse, Neglect, or Misappropriation: Unreasonably not reporting abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property.
• Conviction or Plea of Guilty: To offenses of violence (Assault, Menacing, Domestic Violence), offenses related to sex, theft offenses. Also offenses related to failing to provide for the functionally impaired, patient abuse or neglect, patient endangerment, or endangering children.

Further Information

• More information is available on the department's website.
• Registry website: [https://its.prodapps.dodd.ohio.gov/ABR_Default.aspx]
• Phone: 614-995-3810 (for questions).

This quiz provides an overview of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Abuser Registry, outlining who can be placed on the registry and the implications of such placement. It covers the types of offenses that can lead to registration and the impact on employment opportunities in the developmental disabilities sector.