{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5121.44","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5121.44","heading":"Extended payment agreement - security interest in residence prohibited.","body":"The department of mental health and addiction services may enter into an extended payment agreement with a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative who has notified the department that the patient, estate, or relative cannot reasonably pay an amount the department has charged. In no case shall the department take a security interest, mortgage, or lien against the principal family residence of a patient or liable relative.","path":["Title 51 Public Welfare","Chapter 5121 Welfare Institutions - Generally"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5121.44","current_through":"2013-09-29 (House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:39Z","sha256":"f7707724499a00ec5bafa6282dd08b61f1e88a6f9eb5e7b70c1fe6689999af42","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5121.43","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5121.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}