Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
Page 16 of 34 • Last updated April 23, 2026
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. Each listing links to the official notice so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- OAC 5180:7-1-19 - Adoptive family and adoptive child case record.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes OAC 5180:7-1-19 to establish case record requirements for adoptive families and children; rule filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 5120-12-08 - Return to the institution for administrative reasons.April 23, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction proposes amendments to OAC 5120-12-08 governing return to institutions for administrative reasons; 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 5120-12-03 - Transfer, transportation and rules of participation.April 23, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction proposes new rule OAC 5120-12-03 governing inmate transfer, transportation, and participation requirements; filed April 23, 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 5120-12-07 - Sanctions.April 23, 2026
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction proposes rescinding OAC 5120-12-07 sanctions regulation as of April 23, 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.
- 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 5180:7-1-17 - Postfinalization adoption services.April 23, 2026
Department of Children and Youth proposes new rule OAC 5180:7-1-17 governing postfinalization adoption services; 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 5180:7-1-18 - Release of information post adoption finalization.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes rule OAC 5180:7-1-18 governing post-adoption information release; filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 5180:2-48-17 - Assessor visits and contacts with children in adoptive homes prior to finalization.April 23, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Children and Youth proposes rescinding OAC 5180:2-48-17, which governs assessor visits and contacts with children in adoptive homes before finalization; filed April 23, 2026.
- OAC 3361:50-1-03 - Colleges and divisions: faculties of colleges and divisions and their powers.April 23, 2026
University of Cincinnati rescinds OAC 3361:50-1-03 governing college and division faculty powers, effective May 7, 2026.
- OAC 3361:30-21-08 - Employment: recruitment, selection and appointment of classified staff.April 22, 2026
University of Cincinnati's new classified staff recruitment and selection rule OAC 3361:30-21-08 takes effect May 7, 2026.
- OAC 3344-13-03 - Standing committees.April 22, 2026
Cleveland State University standing committee governance rules under OAC 3344-13-03 become effective May 2, 2026, following filing on April 22, 2026.