Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
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505 new Ohio regulations affecting small businesses have been published in the past 30 days. These cover compliance updates from state agencies, regional authorities, and licensing boards — flagged here when they change a rule, fee, deadline, or eligibility threshold. Recent activity has clustered in Accounting, alongside cross-cutting administrative changes. Each listing links to the official notice so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- OAC 5123-6-05 - Qualifications and training of developmental disabilities personnel to activate a vagus nerve stimulator; use an epinephrine auto-injector; and administer topical over-the-counter medication for the purpose of cleaning, protecting, or comforting the skin, hair, nails, teeth, or oral surfaces.April 27, 2026
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities amends OAC 5123-6-05 to specify personnel qualifications and training requirements for administering vagus nerve stimulators, epinephrine auto-injectors, and topical over-the-counter medications; filed A…
- OAC 3307:1-12-01 - Distributions.April 27, 2026
Ohio Administrative Code 3307:1-12-01 amends State Teachers Retirement System defined benefit distribution rules, effective May 7, 2026.
- OAC 5703-29-13 - Commercial activity tax definition of "agent".April 24, 2026 • Impact: low
Ohio Department of Taxation amends commercial activity tax definition of "agent" under OAC 5703-29-13, effective May 4, 2026.
- OAC 3357:15-14-15 - Sexual misconduct.April 24, 2026
Stark State College rescinds sexual misconduct policy OAC 3357:15-14-15, effective May 6, 2026.
- OAC 3357:15-14-29 - Mentoring policy.April 24, 2026
Stark State College updates mentoring policy under OAC 3357:15-14-29, effective May 6, 2026.
- OAC 3357:15-14-23 - Equal employment opportunity.April 24, 2026
Stark State College adopts amendments to equal employment opportunity regulations under OAC 3357:15-14-23, effective May 6, 2026.
- OAC 3357:15-14-14 - Investigator conflict of interest.April 24, 2026
Stark State College implements OAC 3357:15-14-14 amendments on investigator conflict of interest; effective May 6, 2026.
- OAC 3357:15-14-26 - Conflict of interest/commitment for outside activities.April 24, 2026
Stark State College amendments to OAC 3357:15-14-26 govern conflict of interest and commitment for outside activities; effective May 6, 2026.
- OAC 5180:7-1-09 - Assessor visits and adoption prefinalization report.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes new rule OAC 5180:7-1-09 to govern assessor visits and adoption prefinalization reporting; filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 5180:2-48-23 - Preservation of adoptive child case record.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes rescission of OAC 5180:2-48-23, which governs preservation of adoptive child case records; filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 3344-11-02 - Definitions.April 23, 2026
Cleveland State University's amendments to OAC 3344-11-02 governing definitions are effective May 3, 2026.
- OAC 5180:7-1-03 - Putative father registry.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes new rule OAC 5180:7-1-03 establishing putative father registry procedures; filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 5180:2-48-02 - Putative father registry.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes rescinding OAC 5180:2-48-02 governing putative father registry; filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 3344-12-01 - Personnel policies for persons with special faculty status.April 23, 2026
Cleveland State University rescinds OAC 3344-12-01 governing personnel policies for special faculty status members, effective May 3, 2026.
- OAC 5180:2-48-18 - Postfinalization services.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes rescinding OAC 5180:2-48-18 governing postfinalization services, filed April 23, 2026.