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Addiction treatment marketing rules in Ohio
What you can claim, how you can pay for referrals, and where Ohio diverges from the federal floor. Derived from the live ruleset library.
Ohio has an adopted addiction-marketing obligation that turns on a fact about your organization rather than on your words, so Pre-Trip carries one obligation here as a counsel advisory instead of compiling it into pass-or-fail rules. A scan surfaces the condition and its citation; whether you meet it is something only you can confirm.
Ohio R.C. 5119.396 (prohibition against referrals to non-registry recovery housing residences, in force, operative Jan. 1, 2025) and R.C. 5119.394 (OMHAS registry of recovery housing residences). WATC
Every Ohio scan also runs the always-on federal layer: 42 CFR Part 2 confidentiality and FTC endorsement rules in addic, Platform certification requirements for addiction treatment adve, EKRA referral remuneration in marketing copy, FTC deceptive health claims and endorsements. A ruleset counts toward a clean pass only while it is published, matches its content hash, and its review clock is fresh, which is why the date above is load-bearing.
The exposure Ohio attaches to a marketing violation, by tier. Exact amounts and elements live in the cited statute.
- CriminalPatient-brokering or referral-payment conduct can carry criminal exposure. The tier is in the cited statute.
What the scanner does with two versions of the same idea. The flagged line is rendered the way Pre-Trip renders a finding; the clean line is a pass.
Our program guarantees your recovery from addiction, for good.
A promise of cure or a guaranteed outcome for substance use disorder. Outcomes cannot be guaranteed, and the claim is unsubstantiated on its face.
Cure and guarantee claims · Ohio R.C. 5119.396 (prohibition against referrals to non-registry recovery residences)
Our program gives people the tools and the support to build lasting recovery.
Describes the service and the support without promising a guaranteed result.
Ohio and federal sources
- Ohio R.C. 5119.396 (prohibition against referrals to non-registry recovery residences) primary
- Ohio R.C. 5119.394 (OMHAS registry of recovery housing residences) primary
- Ohio HB 58 (136th General Assembly), House-passed 2026-02-25, pending Senate primary
- 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (eCFR current text) primary
- 16 C.F.R. Part 255 Endorsement Guides primary
- HHS fact sheet, 42 CFR Part 2 Final Rule (2024)
- 15 U.S.C. 45d (OARFPA 2018) primary
- Google Ads Healthcare and medicines policy primary
- Meta advertising standards, addiction treatment primary
Pre-Trip is a rigorous screen, not legal advice. Counsel decides; we help you arrive prepared. Coverage for Ohio reflects the library as of the build and changes as the law does.