Title: Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions | Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Headings: Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions
Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions
General Definitions
Types of Abuse
Forms of Neglect
Definitions Under Ohio Law

Content: (b) Denial to a child, as a means of punishment, of proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical care, or other care necessary for a child's health. (c) Use of restraint procedures on a child that cause injury or pain. (d) Administration of prescription drugs or psychotropic medication to the child without the written approval and ongoing supervision of a licensed physician. (e) Commission of any act, other than by accidental means, that results in any injury to or death of the child in out-of-home care or commission of any act by accidental means that results in an injury to or death of a child in out-of-home care and that is at variance with the history given of the injury or death. Out-of-home care child neglect — pursuant to section 2151.011 of the Ohio Revised Code, means any of the following when committed by a person responsible for the care of a child in out-of-home care: (a) Failure to provide reasonable supervision according to the standards of care appropriate to the age, mental and physical condition, or other special needs of the child. (b) Failure to provide reasonable supervision according to the standards of care appropriate to the age, mental and physical condition, or other special needs of the