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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.12 | Payments to Encourage Adoptive Placement of Children in Permanent Custody of Public Children Services Agency.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Hearing" has the same meaning as in section 119.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Permanent custody" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of job and family services may enter into agreements with public children services agencies and private child placing agencies under which the department will make payments to encourage the adoptive placement of children in the permanent custody of a public children services agency. If the department terminates, or refuses to enter into or renew, an agreement with a public children services agency or private child placing agency under this section, the agency is entitled to a hearing.
Notwithstanding section 127.16 of the Revised Code, the department is not required to follow competitive selection procedures or to receive the approval of the controlling board to enter into agreements under this section or to make payments pursuant to the agreements.
(C) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section, including rules that establish all of the following:
(1) A single, uniform agreement that, at a minimum, prescribes a payment schedule and the terms and conditions with which a public children services agency or private child placing agency must comply to receive a payment;
(2) Eligibility requirements a public children services agency or private child placing agency must meet to enter into an agreement with the department;
(3) Eligibility requirements that a child who is the subject of an agreement must meet;
(4) Other administrative and operational requirements.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 11:03 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.131 | Federal Grant Application for Children's Crisis Care Facilities.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
The department of job and family services may apply to the United States secretary of health and human services for a federal grant under the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 42 U.S.C. 5116, and the "Family First Prevention Services Act," 42 U.S.C. 50711, 50723, and 50741, to assist children's crisis care facilities certified under section 5103.13 of the Revised Code in providing temporary residential and other care to preteens.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:33 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.14 | Enforcement Powers.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall enforce sections 2151.39, 5103.15, and 5103.16 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:35 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.152 | Duties of Assessor.

Effective:
March 20, 2015
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 23 - 130th General Assembly
Not less than seventy-two hours before a public children services agency or private child placing agency enters into an agreement with a parent under division (B) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code, an assessor shall meet in person with the parent and do both of the following:
(A) Provide the parent with a copy of the written materials about adoption prepared by the department of job and family services under division (C) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, discuss with the parent the adoption process and ramifications of a parent entering into a voluntary permanent custody surrender agreement, and provide the parent the opportunity to review the materials and ask questions about the materials, discussion, and related matters;
(B) If the child who is the subject of the agreement, if adopted, will be an adopted person as defined in section 3107.45 of the Revised Code, inform the parent that the parent's child and the adoptive parent may receive, in accordance with section 3107.47 of the Revised Code, identifying information about the parent that is contained in the child's adoption file maintained by the department of health unless the parent checks the "no" space provided on the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code or signs and has filed with the department a denial of release form prescribed under section 3107.50 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:37 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.153 | Review Hearing of Agreement.

Effective:
September 18, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 419 - 121st General Assembly
(A)(1) A juvenile court shall conduct a review hearing of an agreement the court approves under division (B)(1) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code once every seven months after the agreement is entered into if a final decree or interlocutory order of adoption for the child who is the subject of the agreement has not been issued or become final and the agreement is still in effect.
(2) A juvenile court shall conduct a review hearing of an agreement entered into under division (B)(2) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code once every six months after the court is notified of the agreement if the agreement is still in effect and the court has not been notified that the child who is the subject of the agreement has been placed for adoption. The private child placing agency that entered into the agreement shall file a case plan, prepared pursuant to section 2151.412 of the Revised Code, with the court at the review hearing.
(B) A juvenile court shall give notice of a review hearing under division (A) of this section to each interested party. At the hearing, the court shall review the child's placement and custody arrangement. Based on the evidence presented at the hearing, the court may order that reasonable action be taken that the court determines is necessary and in the child's best interest or that an action that the court determines is not in the child's best interest be discontinued.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.155 | Surplus in Putative Father Registry Fund Used to Promote Adoption of Children With Special Needs.

Effective:
June 26, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly
As used in this section, "children with special needs" has the same meaning as in rules adopted under section 5153.163 of the Revised Code.
If the department of job and family services determines that money in the putative father registry fund created under section 2101.16 of the Revised Code is more than is needed to perform its duties related to the putative father registry, the department may use surplus moneys in the fund to promote adoption of children with special needs.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:42 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.161 | Notification of Foster Caregiver or Relative With Custody of Permanent Custody Motion or Prospective Adoption Placement.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
As used in this section, "permanent custody" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.
If a private child placing agency or public children services agency has placed a child in a foster home or with a relative of the child, other than a parent of the child, the agency shall notify the child's foster caregiver or relative if the agency seeks permanent custody of the child, or, if the agency already has permanent custody of the child, seeks to place the child for adoption. The notice also shall inform the foster caregiver or relative that the foster caregiver or relative can be considered for adoption. If the foster caregiver or relative informs the agency that the foster caregiver or relative wants to adopt the child, the agency shall inform the foster caregiver or relative of the process for obtaining an application to adopt the child and that the child may be placed for adoption in another home even if the foster caregiver or relative submits the application. If the agency is given permanent custody of the child and the foster caregiver or relative has informed the agency of the foster caregiver's or relative's desire to adopt the child, the agency shall consider giving preference to an adult relative over a nonrelative caregiver when determining an adoptive placement for the child, provided the adult relative satisfies all relevant child protection standards and the agency determines that the placement is in the child's best interest.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.162 | Qualified Immunity of Foster Caregiver.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a resource caregiver shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by an act or omission in connection with a power, duty, responsibility, or authorization under this chapter or under rules adopted under authority of this chapter.
(B) The immunity described in division (A) of this section does not apply to a resource caregiver if, in relation to the act or omission in question, any of the following applies:
(1) The act or omission was manifestly outside the scope of the resource caregiver's power, duty, responsibility, or authorization.
(2) The act or omission was with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.
(3) Liability for the act or omission is expressly imposed by a section of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) A resource caregiver shall use a reasonable and prudent parent standard when considering whether to authorize a foster child who resides in the resource home to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities.
(2) A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency that serves as the child's custodian or as the supervising agency for the resource caregiver shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property that result from a resource caregiver's or agency's decisions using a reasonable and prudent parent standard in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect, limit, abridge, or otherwise modify the immunities and defenses available to a public children services agency as a political subdivision under Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code.
(4) As used in this section, "reasonable and prudent parent standard" means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the child's health, safety, and best interests while at the same time encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth, that a caregiver or agency shall use when determining whether to allow a child in the care of a resource caregiver to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 12:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.163 | Resource Family Bill of Rights.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish and enforce a resource family bill of rights for resource families providing care for individuals who are in the custody or care and placement of an agency that provides Title IV-E reimbursable services pursuant to sections 5103.03 to 5103.181 of the Revised Code.
(B) If the rights of the resource family conflict with the rights of the individual established by section 2151.316 of the Revised Code, division (B) of section 2151.316 of the Revised Code shall apply.
(C) The rights established by rules under this section shall not create grounds for a civil action against the department, the recommending agency, or the custodial agency.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:46 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.17 | Advertising or Inducements as to Adoption or Foster Home Placement.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 250 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Advertise" means a method of communication that is electronic, written, visual, or oral and made by means of personal representation, newspaper, magazine, circular, billboard, direct mailing, sign, radio, television, telephone, or otherwise.
(2) "Qualified adoptive parent" means a person who is eligible to adopt a child under section 3107.03 of the Revised Code and for whom an assessor has conducted a home study to determine whether the person is suitable to adopt a child, if required by section 3107.031 of the Revised Code.
(B) Subject to section 5103.16 of the Revised Code and to division (C), (D), or (E) of this section, no person or government entity, other than a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency certified by the department of job and family services under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code or a public children services agency, shall advertise that the person or government entity will adopt children or place them in foster homes, hold out inducements to parents to part with their offspring or in any manner knowingly become a party to the separation of a child from the child's parents or guardians, except through a juvenile court or probate court commitment.
(C) The biological parent of a child may advertise the availability for placement of the parent's child for adoption to a qualified adoptive parent.
(D) A qualified adoptive parent may advertise that the qualified adoptive parent is available for placement of a child into the qualified adoptive parent's care for the purpose of adopting the child.
(E) A government entity may advertise about its role in the placement of children for adoption or any other information that would be relevant to qualified adoptive parents.
(F) Except as provided in section 3107.055 of the Revised Code, the following apply:
(1) No person shall offer money or anything of value in exchange for placement of a child for adoption.
(2) No biological parent may request money or anything of value in exchange for placement for adoption of the parent's child with a qualified adoptive parent.
(G) If the department of job and family services has reasonable cause to believe a violation of this section has been committed, the department shall notify the attorney general or the county prosecutor, city attorney, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer of the political subdivision in which the violation has allegedly occurred. On receipt of the notification, the attorney general, county prosecutor, city attorney, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer shall take action to enforce this section through injunctive relief or criminal charge.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:48 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.181 | Background Checks.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Prior to certification of a foster home under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, a recommending agency shall conduct a search of the United States department of justice national sex offender public web site regarding the prospective or current foster caregiver and all persons eighteen years of age or older who reside with the prospective or current foster caregiver. Certification may be denied based solely on the results of the search.
(B) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary for the implementation and execution of this section.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 11:56 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.21 | Department Compact Implementing Rules.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
The department of job and family services may adopt rules necessary for the implementation of section 5103.20 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:49 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.22 | State Human Services Administration.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
As used in division (B) of Article VIII of section 5103.20 of the Revised Code, "state human services administration" means the department of job and family services.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.231 | Determination of Financial Responsibility.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the interstate compact on the placement of children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V of section 5103.23 of the Revised Code. However, in the event of parental or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of laws fixing responsibility for the support of children also may be invoked.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.232 | Appropriate Public Authority.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
The "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article III of the interstate compact on the placement of department of job and family services and that department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article III.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:58 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.233 | Appropriate Authority in Receiving State.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
As used in paragraph (A) of Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children, the phrase "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this state shall mean the department of job and family services.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 10:59 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.234 | Agreements With Other Party States.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (B) of Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state is subject to the approval of the director of budget and management. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on any subdivision of this state shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the chief local fiscal officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.235 | Requirements for Visitation, Inspection, Supervision of Children.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under Chapter 5103. of the Revised Code shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (B) of Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.236 | Jurisdiction of Court.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the interstate compact on the placement of children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.237 | Executive Head Defined.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
As used in Article VII of the interstate compact on the placement of children, the term "executive head" means the governor. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of said Article VII.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.30 | Ohio Child Welfare Training Program.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
The Ohio child welfare training program is hereby established in the department of job and family services as a statewide program. The program shall provide all of the following:
(A) The training that section 3107.014 of the Revised Code requires an assessor to complete;
(B) The preplacement training that sections 5103.031 and 5103.033 of the Revised Code require a prospective foster caregiver to complete;
(C) The continuing training that sections 5103.032 and 5103.033 of the Revised Code require a foster caregiver to complete;
(D) The training that section 5153.122 of the Revised Code requires a PCSA caseworker to complete;
(E) The training that section 5153.123 of the Revised Code requires a PCSA caseworker supervisor to complete;
(F) The training required under section 5101.1414 of the Revised Code for a case manager and supervisor.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:44 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.302 | Private Agency Enrollment Conditioned on Space.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
The Ohio child welfare training program may condition a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver's enrollment in its preplacement and continuing training provided under divisions (B) and (C) of section 5103.30 of the Revised Code on the availability of space in the training if the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver's recommending agency is a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.303 | Payment of Department Allowance to Private Agencies.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
When the Ohio child welfare training program provides preplacement or continuing training to a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver whose recommending agency is a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency, the department of job and family services shall not pay the Ohio child welfare training program the allowance the department would otherwise pay to the private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency under section 5103.0313 of the Revised Code for the training.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.32 | Funding Ohio Child Welfare Training Program.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Title IV-B" means Title IV-B of the "Social Security Act of 1967," 81 Stat. 821, 42 U.S.C. 620, as amended.
(2) "Title IV-E" means Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501, 42 U.S.C. 670(1980).
(3) "Title XX" has the same meaning as in section 5101.46 of the Revised Code.
(B) For purposes of adequately funding the Ohio child welfare training program, the department of job and family services may use any of the following:
(1) The federal financial participation funds withheld pursuant to division (E) of section 5101.141 of the Revised Code in an amount determined by the department;
(2) Funds available under Title XX, Title IV-B, and Title IV-E to pay for training costs;
(3) Other available state or federal funds;
(4) Funds that a person, including a foundation, makes available for the program.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.37 | Training Coordinator for Child Welfare Training Program - Duties.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The Ohio child welfare training program coordinator shall do all the following:
(A) Manage, coordinate, and evaluate all of the program's training provided under section 5103.30 of the Revised Code;
(B) Develop curriculum, resources, and products for the training;
(C) Provide fiscal management and technical assistance to regional training staff established under section 5103.41 of the Revised Code;
(D) Cooperate with the regional training staff to schedule sessions for the training, provide notices of the training sessions, and provide training materials for the sessions;
(E) Employ and compensate instructors for the training;
(F) Create individual training needs assessments for use pursuant to sections 5153.125 and 5153.126 of the Revised Code;
(G) Provide staff for the Ohio child welfare training program steering committee established under section 5103.39 of the Revised Code;
(H) Conduct any other activities necessary for the development, implementation, and management of the program as specified in the contract;
(I) Identify the competencies needed to do the jobs that the training is for so that the training helps the development of those competencies;
(J) Ensure that the training provides the knowledge, skill, and ability needed to do the jobs that the training is for.
Last updated October 10, 2023 at 1:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.39 | Training Program Steering Committee.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall establish the Ohio child welfare training program steering committee. Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the committee.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 10:45 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.391 | Appointment of Members.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall appoint all of the following to serve on the Ohio child welfare training program steering committee:
(A) Employees of the department of job and family services;
(B) One representative of each of the regional training centers established under section 5103.41 of the Revised Code;
(C) One representative of a statewide organization that represents the interests of public children services agencies;
(D) One representative of the Ohio child welfare training program coordinator;
(E) Two current foster caregivers certified by the department of job and family services under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code;
(F) Employees of public children services agencies.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 10:48 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.40 | Ohio Child Welfare Program Steering Committee.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
The Ohio child welfare training program steering committee shall do all of the following:
(A) Following procedures the committee shall establish, adopt, amend, and rescind by-laws as necessary regarding the committee's governance, frequency of meetings, and other matters concerning the committee's operation;
(B) Conduct strategic planning activities regarding the Ohio child welfare training program;
(C) Provide the department of job and family services and Ohio child welfare training program coordinator recommendations regarding the program's operation;
(D) After reviewing individual training needs assessments completed under sections 5153.125 and 5153.126 of the Revised Code, consult with the Ohio child welfare training program coordinator on the design and content of the training that the program provides pursuant to divisions (D) and (E) of section 5103.30 of the Revised Code;
(E) Review curricula created for the training provided under section 5103.30 of the Revised Code;
(F) Provide the department recommendations regarding the curricula reviewed under division (E) of this section as the committee determines necessary for the training to be relevant to the needs of the child welfare field;
(G) Evaluate the training and provide the department recommendations as the committee determines necessary for the training to be able to enable all of the following:
(1) Assessors to satisfy the training requirement of section 3107.014 of the Revised Code;
(2) Prospective foster caregivers and foster caregivers to satisfy the preplacement and continuing training requirements of sections 5103.031, 5103.032, and 5103.033 of the Revised Code;
(3) PCSA caseworkers to satisfy the training requirements of section 5153.122 of the Revised Code;
(4) PCSA caseworker supervisors to satisfy the training requirements of section 5153.123 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 10:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.41 | Designating Training Regions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of job and family services, in consultation with the Ohio child welfare training program steering committee, shall designate training regions in the state. The department, at times it selects, shall review the composition of the training regions. The committee, at times it selects, shall also review the training regions' composition and provide the department recommendations on changes. The department may change the composition of the training regions as the department considers necessary.
The department may make a grant to a public children services agency that establishes and maintains a regional training center under this section for the purpose of wholly or partially subsidizing the operation of the center. The department shall specify in the grant all of the center's duties, including the duties specified in section 5103.42 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 9:22 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.42 | [Former r.c. 5103.422, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 10/3/2023] Regional Training Staff Responsibilities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A regional training staff's responsibilities shall include all of the following:
(A) Securing facilities suitable for conducting the training provided under section 5103.30 of the Revised Code;
(B) Providing administrative services and paying all administrative costs related to the conduct of the training;
(C) Maintaining a database of the data contained in the individual training needs assessments for each PCSA caseworker and PCSA caseworker supervisor employed by a public children services agency located in the training region;
(D) Analyzing training needs of PCSA caseworkers and PCSA caseworker supervisors employed by a public children services agency and other training populations described in section 5103.30 of the Revised Code and located in the training region;
(E) Coordinating the training for the region with the Ohio child welfare training program coordinator.
Last updated October 12, 2023 at 12:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.52 | Inspection.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The director of job and family services may inspect a private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp at any time.
(B) The director may request access to the camp's records or to the written policies adopted by the camp pursuant to section 5103.50 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.53 | Injunctive Relief.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
A private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp shall not operate without a license issued under section 5103.50 of the Revised Code. If the director of job and family services determines that a camp is operating without a license, the director may petition the court of common pleas in the county in which the camp is located for an order enjoining its operation. The court shall grant injunctive relief upon a showing that the camp is operating without a license.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.54 | Rules.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish the following:
(1) Policies and procedures for enforcing the minimum standards of operation for private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camps;
(2) Procedures the director shall follow if the director determines that conditions at a camp pose imminent risk to the life, health, or safety of one or more children at a camp.
(B) Rules adopted under this section shall be substantially similar, as determined by the director, to rules applicable to other residential care providers to children.
(C) The director may issue, deny, or revoke a license according to procedures set forth in rules adopted under this section or section 5103.50 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 11:08 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.55 | Compulsory School Attendance.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A parent of a child attending a private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp is not relieved of the parent's obligations regarding compulsory school attendance pursuant to section 3321.04 or 3321.042 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 4:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.57 | Professional Treatment Staff Definitions.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 5103.58 and 5103.59 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Professional treatment staff" means a specialized foster home program agency employee or contractor with responsibility for any of the following:
(1) Providing rehabilitative services to a child placed in a specialized foster home program or to the child's family;
(2) Conducting home studies as an assessor for specialized foster homes;
(3) Providing clinical direction to specialized foster caregivers;
(4) Supervision of treatment team leaders.
(B) "Specialized foster home" has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 20, 2022 at 5:24 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.58 | Professional Treatment Staff Requirements and Training.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Professional treatment staff employed by a public children services agency who are not subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code shall meet the requirements of sections 5153.112 and 5153.122 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Professional treatment staff employed by a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency who are not subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code shall meet the requirements of:
(a) Section 5153.112 of the Revised Code; and
(b) Section 5153.122 of the Revised Code, except that, with respect to the training requirements during the first year of continuous employment, staff shall be required to have training only in the courses described in divisions (A), (B), (C), (G), (H), (J), and (L) of that section and only for the number of hours needed to complete those courses.
(2) Subject to divisions (B)(3) and (4) of this section, the training required under division (B)(1) of this section may be offered by a private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or qualified nonprofit organization.
(3) Prior to the department of job and family services establishing a training program under section 5103.59 of the Revised Code, training that meets the requirements described in division (B)(1) of this section may be offered only upon approval by the department. The department shall approve or disapprove a program not later than sixty days after the program is submitted for approval.
(4) A private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or qualified nonprofit organization shall cease to provide a training program approved under division (B)(3) of this section once the department establishes a training program described in section 5103.59 of the Revised Code, after which all training shall be provided by the department only.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 11:09 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.59 | Professional Treatment Staff Training Program.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 239 - 134th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall work with private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies to establish a comprehensive, competency-based professional treatment staff training program for employees of private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies that meets the requirements of division (B)(1) of section 5103.58 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:29 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.60 | Residential Infant Care Center Definitions.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 5103.602 to 5103.6018 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Infant" means a child who is less than one year of age.
(B) "Residential infant care center" means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the preservation of families through infant diversion practices and programs.
Last updated March 21, 2022 at 4:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.602 | Application for Residential Infant Care Center Certification.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A person seeking to operate a residential infant care center after the effective date of this section shall apply to the director of job and family services to obtain a certificate for the facility.
(B) A person who, on the effective date of this section, is operating a children's crisis care facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the preservation of families through infant diversion practices and programs shall be deemed a residential infant care center by the director if the center is in compliance with the requirements and rules described under division (B) of section 5103.603 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:28 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.603 | Certification of Residential Infant Care Center.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall issue a certificate to a person to operate a residential infant care center as follows:
(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 5103.602 of the Revised Code if the center complies with all of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and, if applicable, all of the rules adopted under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code;
(B)(1) Pursuant to division (B) of section 5103.602 of the Revised Code if the center is in compliance with all of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under division (H) of section 5103.13 of the Revised Code, except the rules described in division (B) of section 5103.6011 of the Revised Code, on the effective date of this section.
(2) If the director of job and family services adopts rules under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code, a center issued a certificate under division (B)(1) of this section shall comply with those rules rather than the rules adopted under division (H) of section 5103.13 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:27 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.608 | Infant Eligibility for Residential Infant Care Center Placement.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
An infant is eligible to be placed in a residential infant care center if one of the following applies:
(A) The infant was born substance exposed and requires additional care.
(B) The infant's parent or caretaker requires additional education and support services regarding care for the infant.
(C) A public children services agency or private child placing agency requires additional time to determine placement of the infant.
Last updated March 21, 2022 at 4:12 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.609 | Placement in Residential Infant Care Center for Up to 90 Days.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A residential infant care center may provide residential care for up to ninety consecutive days to an infant placed by any of the following with legal custody of the infant:
(1) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian;
(2) A public children services agency;
(3) A private child placing agency.
(B) As used in this section, "legal custody" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 21, 2022 at 4:30 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.6011 | Residential Infant Care Center Compliance Exclusions.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A residential infant care center shall not be required to do the following:
(1) Provide toilets or potty chairs for infants.
(2) Comply with the following rules:
(a) Paragraph (E) of rule 5101:2-5-09 of the Administrative Code.
(b) Paragraphs (N) and (P) to (R) of rule 5101:2-9-03 of the Administrative Code.
(c) Rule 5101:2-9-19 of the Administrative Code.
(d) Paragraphs (A) to (H) of rule 5101:2-9-20 of the Administrative Code.
(e) Rules 5101:2-9-21 and 5101:2-9-22 of the Administrative Code.
(f) Paragraphs (D) to (F) of rule 5101:2-9-26 of the Administrative Code.
(g) Paragraphs (B), (D), (F), (G), (J), (K), (M) to (Q), and (S) of rule 5101:2-9-28 of the Administrative Code.
(h) Rules 5101:2-9-29, 5101:2-9-38, and 5101:2-9-40 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Require registered nurses and licensed professional nurses employed by the center to comply with the requirements under paragraph (M)(3) of rule 5101:2-9-02 and paragraphs (J) to (L) of rule 5101:2-9-03 of the Administrative Code.
(B) The provisions of this section do not apply on and after the date the department of job and family services adopts rules regarding certification under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:14 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.6012 | Residential Infant Care Center Child-to-Staff Ratios.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
A residential infant care center shall not count volunteers or interns to meet child-to-staff ratios, except for in emergency situations, including an extremely ill staff member.
Last updated March 21, 2022 at 4:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.6015 | Federal Grant Application for Residential Infant Care Centers.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
The department of job and family services may apply to the United States secretary of health and human services for a federal grant under the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 42 U.S.C. 5116, and the "Family First Prevention Services Act," 42 U.S.C. 50711, 50723, and 50741 to assist residential infant care centers certified under section 5103.603 of the Revised Code in providing temporary residential and other care to infants.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:15 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.6016 | [Former r.c. 5103.132, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 265, 134th General Assembly, Effective 6/13/2022] Firearms on Grounds of Residential Infant Care Center.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.
(B) A residential infant care center that regularly maintains on its premises schedule II controlled substances, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, may do both of the following:
(1) Maintain firearms at the facility;
(2) Permit security personnel to bear firearms while on the grounds of the facility.
Last updated March 21, 2022 at 5:18 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.6017 | Suspension or Revocation of Residential Infant Care Center Certification.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
The director of job and family services may suspend or revoke a residential infant care center's certificate pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if the center violates or fails to comply with any of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and, as applicable, the rules adopted under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code or division (H) of section 5103.13 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:17 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.6018 | Residential Infant Care Facility Certification Rules.

Effective:
June 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 265 - 134th General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the certification of residential infant care centers.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 12:18 PM