Introduction
Here you will find sector-specific operating requirements and recommendations for conducting business, education, entertainment, and other activities as part of Responsible RestartOhio.
Please note that the Director's Amended Order for Social Distancing, Facial Coverings, and Non-Congregating was signed on April 9, 2021, and the Director's Order Rescinding Various Orders was signed April 5, 2021. ODH is in the process of updating the below documents accordingly.
Refer to “Responsible RestartOhio: Social Distancing, Masking, and Congregating” for information on universal mandates.
Statewide Requirements
Primary Sectors
- Assisted Living Facilities & Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
- Assisted Living Facility Visitation Guidance - Guidance for safe visitation in Ohio assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Nursing Home Facilities
- Nursing Home Visitation Guidance - Guidance for safe visitation in Ohio nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coaches and Student Athletes
Find the latest information about sports including guidance for youth, collegiate, amateur, club and professional sports, graphics for use with teams and brief CDC videos about youth sports.
Videos
Watch a series of brief CDC videos with tips about Youth Sports:
- CDC video: Youth Sports: Tips to Protect Players From COVID-19
- CDC video: Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- CDC video: COVID-19 Stop the Spread of Germs
Checklists and Infographics
- COVID-19 Checklist for Coaches
- COVID-19 Stop the Spread of Germs Poster
- COVID-19 Slow Spread Poster
- COVID-19 Symptoms Poster
Lindsay’s Law: Protecting Youth Athletes From Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Lindsay’s Law (Ohio Revised Code Ohio Revised Code 3313.5310, 3707.58 and 3707.59) requires Ohio youth sports coaches to annually complete annual training on sudden cardiac arrest and requires youth athletes and their parents/guardians to review materials about the warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. It also requires youth athletes at increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest to be cleared by a physician before playing and requires coaches to remove youth who faint from athletic activity. Additional information and materials on complying with the law can be found at the Ohio Department of Health’s Lindsay’s Law webpage.
Entertainment
The following entertainment businesses are currently permitted to operate as long as they follow the Consumer, Retail, Services & Entertainment guidance and any other applicable associated guidance that is specific to their business: Batting cages, bowling alleys, and miniature golf.
The following entertainment businesses are currently permitted to operate as long as they follow the Consumer, Retail, Services & Entertainment guidance and any other applicable associated guidance that is specific to their business on June 10th, 2020: Aquariums, art galleries, batting cages, bowling alleys, country clubs, ice skating rinks, indoor family entertainment centers, indoor sports facilities, laser tag facilities, miniature golf, movie theaters (indoor), museums, playgrounds (outdoor), public recreation centers, roller skating rinks, social clubs, trampoline parks, and zoos.
Associated Guidance
Healthcare & Hospitals
Outdoor Activities
Personal Services
Schools
Event Planning
Transportation
COVID-19 Vaccines
- K-12 Schools Included in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Week 1
- K-12 Schools Included in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Week 2
- K-12 Schools Included in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Week 3
- K-12 Schools Included in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Week 4
- K-12 School Vaccinations Fact Sheet
- K-12 Schools Included in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Week 1
- K-12 Notice of Intent Form
- Letter to K-12 Vaccination Program Participants
Entertainment
School Reporting Resources
- School Reporting and Notification Guidance Template
- List of Local Health Departments by School or Geographic Location
Letter Templates
These Microsoft Word documents will automatically download when you click the links below.
- COVID-19 Template Letter to Classmates (Microsoft Word download)
- COVID-19 Template Letter to General School Population (Microsoft Word download)
- COVID-19 Template Letter to Symptomatic Students and Staff (Microsoft Word download)
Guidance and Resources
- Higher Education Guidance
- COVID-19 Resources for School Nurses
- COVID-19 School Nurse FAQs
- Don-Doff Mask Procedure for School
- COVID-19 Fact Sheet: K-12 Exposure and Quarantine
- K-12 Schools Guidance
- K-12 School and Collegiate Band, Choir, Dance Teams and Other Similar Performance Activities
Ohio Schools COVID-19 Evaluation (OSCE) Summary
Ohio Schools COVID-19 Evaluation (OSCE) Summary - This evaluation explored whether a child in a school classroom in close contact (defined as within 6 feet for 15 minutes) with another child with COVID-19, while both children were properly wearing masks, should be required to stay at home to quarantine. The findings of this evaluation are available to view here. This evaluation was conducted by the Ohio Schools COVID-19 Evaluation Team (OSCE), including the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center, The Ohio State University, Wright State University, Ohio University, and the Post Acute Rapid Response Team (PARRT, Central Ohio Geriatrics).
Printable Guidelines Posters
- Clean Surfaces Poster (Download Spanish)
- Cover Page Poster (Download Spanish)
- Face Coverings Poster (Download Spanish)
- Social Distance Poster
- Symptoms Poster (Download Spanish)
- Wash Hands Poster (Download Spanish)
