1743.05 REGULATIONS; STANDARDS; LICENSE FEES.

   The Board of Health shall make and publish uniform rules governing the operation of homes defined in Section 1743.01 which shall have uniform application throughout the City, and which shall prescribe the standards for such homes, such standards to be at least as stringent as the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code and the rules of the Public Health Council concerning such homes, with respect to, but not limited to, the following matters:

   (a)   The minimum space requirements for occupants and equipping of the buildings in which such homes are housed so as to ensure healthful, safe, sanitary and comfortable conditions for all residents so long as they are not inconsistent with Ohio R.C. Chapters 3781 and 3791 or with any rules adopted by the Board of Building Standards and by the State Fire Marshal;

   (b)   The number and qualifications of personnel, including management and nursing staff, for each class of home;

   (c)   The medical, rehabilitative and recreational services to be provided by each class of home;

   (d)   Dietetic services, including, but not limited to, sanitation, nutritional adequacy and palatability of food;

   (e)   The personal and social services to be provided by each class of home;

   (f)   The business and accounting practices to be followed, and the type of patient and business records to be kept by such homes;

   (g)   The fees to be charged by the Commissioner of Health in licensing and inspecting such home which shall not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) annually for any one home.

   The Board may make whatever additional rules are necessary to carry out or enforce the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 79-317. Passed 12-7-79.)