Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
Page 27 of 34 • Last updated April 14, 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 5160-15-28 - Transportation: services from an eligible provider: payment.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Medicaid proposes amendments to OAC 5160-15-28 governing payment for transportation services from eligible providers; filed April 14, 2026.
- OAC 3358:5-3-03 - Personnel retrenchment policy.April 14, 2026
Clark State College adopts amendments to personnel retrenchment policy effective April 28, 2026.
- OAC 5120:1-3-03 - Program review and site visit process.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction updates program review and site visit procedures under OAC 5120:1-3-03, effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120-17-08 - Return to the institution for administrative reasons.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's OAC 5120-17-08 amendments governing institutional return for administrative reasons become effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120-17-07 - Sanctions.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction amends OAC 5120-17-07 sanctions regulations; effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120-17-03 - Transfer, transportation and conditions of participation.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's amendments to OAC 5120-17-03 governing inmate transfer, transportation, and participation conditions became effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120-17-02 - Screening and selection for transfer to community-based substance use disorder treatment program.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction amends screening and selection procedures for transferring inmates to community-based substance use disorder treatment programs; effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120-17-01 - Establishment of a community-based substance use disorder treatment program and minimum criteria defining eligibility.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction establishes minimum eligibility criteria for community-based substance use disorder treatment programs; rule effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120:1-14-05 - Application and fiscal management for facility governing boards.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction amends OAC 5120:1-14-05 to govern application and fiscal management for facility governing boards, effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5160-8-51 - Acupuncture services.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Medicaid completed its five-year review of acupuncture service regulations under OAC 5160-8-51 and determined no changes are required; filed April 14, 2026.
- OAC 5160:1-3-03.1 - Medicaid: income.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Medicaid proposes amendments to income eligibility rules under OAC 5160:1-3-03.1, filed April 14, 2026.
- OAC 5120:1-3-05 - Glossary of terms.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction updates glossary definitions in OAC 5120:1-3-05 for parole and community services; effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120:1-3-06 - Halfway house and independent housing licensing standards.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction amends halfway house and independent housing licensing standards under OAC 5120:1-3-06, effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 5120:1-3-08 - Halfway house community control admission standards.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction amends halfway house community control admission standards under OAC 5120:1-3-08, effective April 24, 2026.
- OAC 3335-1-09 - Bylaws, rules and regulations; their promulgation, amendment and repeal.April 14, 2026
Ohio State University amended OAC 3335-1-09 to govern bylaws, rules, and regulations procedures; amendments filed April 14, 2026 and effective April 28, 2026.