Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
Page 8 of 34 • Last updated April 30, 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 4729:4-1-02 - Applicability.April 30, 2026
State Board of Pharmacy amends OAC 4729:4-1-02 governing applicability to impaired licensees and registrants; effective May 31, 2026.
- OAC 901:1-5-04 - Quarantining for brucellosis.April 30, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture proposes amendments to brucellosis quarantine regulations under OAC 901:1-5-04; filing deadline April 30, 2026.
- OAC 4729:1-2-10 - Emeritus pharmacists.April 30, 2026
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy amends regulations governing emeritus pharmacists in OAC 4729:1-2-10; effective May 15, 2026.
- OAC 4729:1-2-09 - Expedited pharmacist licensure for members of the military and spouses who are licensed in another jurisdiction.April 30, 2026
Ohio Board of Pharmacy expedites licensure for military members and their spouses with pharmacist licenses from other states, effective May 15, 2026.
- OAC 4729:2-2-11 - Expedited pharmacy intern licensure for members of the military and spouses who are licensed in another jurisdiction.April 30, 2026
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy expedites intern licensure for military members and their spouses with out-of-state pharmacy credentials; rule effective May 15, 2026.
- OAC 5101:1-24-20 - Prevention, retention and contingency program: excluded income and resources.April 30, 2026
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services amends OAC 5101:1-24-20 to clarify excluded income and resources under the prevention, retention and contingency program; filed April 30, 2026.
- OAC 4729:5-2-01 - Responsible person - terminal distributor.April 30, 2026
Ohio Board of Pharmacy's terminal distributor rule OAC 4729:5-2-01 establishes requirements for responsible persons at drug distribution facilities, filed April 30, 2026.
- OAC 5101:9-9-20 - Treatment of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) inquiries to a county agency.April 30, 2026
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rule OAC 5101:9-9-20 establishes procedures for handling HIPAA inquiries submitted to county agencies, effective May 11, 2026.
- OAC 3349-5-76 - Hazing.April 30, 2026
Northeast Ohio Medical University adopts amendments to hazing regulations under OAC 3349-5-76, effective May 10, 2026.
- OAC 5101:1-3-03 - Ohio works first: residence and living arrangement requirement.April 30, 2026
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services proposes amendments to residence and living arrangement requirements under the Ohio Works First program; filed April 30, 2026.
- OAC 5101:9-9-29 - Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) subrecipient monitoring and audit.April 30, 2026
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rule OAC 5101:9-9-29 establishes subrecipient monitoring and audit requirements; effective May 11, 2026.
- OAC 901:1-5-06 - Designating herd to be certified brucellosis free.April 30, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry proposes amendments to herd brucellosis-free certification rules under OAC 901:1-5-06; filing date April 30, 2026.
- OAC 901:1-5-05 - Selling, moving, or disposing of cattle.April 30, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture proposes to rescind OAC 901:1-5-05, which regulates selling, moving, or disposing of cattle; filed April 30, 2026.
- OAC 901:1-5-03 - Brucellosis herd test.April 30, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture proposes amendments to brucellosis herd testing regulations under OAC 901:1-5-03, with filing date April 30, 2026.
- OAC 4729:3-2-04 - Change of name, contact information and place of employment.April 30, 2026
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy amends regulations for pharmacy technician name, contact, and employment changes, effective May 15, 2026.