Ohio Rev. Code § 5123.20: Prohibiting operation without license.

No person or government agency shall operate a residential facility or receive an individual with a developmental disability as a resident of a residential facility unless the facility is licensed under section 5123.19 of the Revised Code, and no person or governmental agency shall operate a respite care home or receive an individual with a developmental disability in a respite care home unless the home is certified under section 5126.05 of the Revised Code.