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What is the consequence of having one's name placed on the Abuser Registry in Ohio?
What is the consequence of having one's name placed on the Abuser Registry in Ohio?
Which of the following behaviors qualifies as physical abuse under the registry offenses?
Which of the following behaviors qualifies as physical abuse under the registry offenses?
Which offense involves unlawfully touching an individual's erogenous zone?
Which offense involves unlawfully touching an individual's erogenous zone?
What action constitutes neglect as described in the registry offenses?
What action constitutes neglect as described in the registry offenses?
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Which of the following is classified as misappropriation according to the registry?
Which of the following is classified as misappropriation according to the registry?
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Which agency requires employers to check the Abuser Registry?
Which agency requires employers to check the Abuser Registry?
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Which of the following describes verbal abuse in the context of registry offenses?
Which of the following describes verbal abuse in the context of registry offenses?
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What must be true for sexual relations to be considered prohibited under registry rules?
What must be true for sexual relations to be considered prohibited under registry rules?
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What is one of the consequences of being on the Abuser Registry for someone trying to work with the Ohio Department of Aging?
What is one of the consequences of being on the Abuser Registry for someone trying to work with the Ohio Department of Aging?
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Which of the following actions would NOT be categorized as a registry offense?
Which of the following actions would NOT be categorized as a registry offense?
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Study Notes
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).
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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.
