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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.899 | Record Access and Confidentiality.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The youth and family ombudsman office shall have access to only the records of the department of job and family services that are necessary for the administration of sections 5101.89 to 5101.899 of the Revised Code and in the performance of its official duties, including any records maintained in the uniform statewide automated child welfare information system under section 5101.13 of the Revised Code. The office has the right to request of the director of job and family services necessary information from any work unit of the department having information. The collection, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of information by the office shall be performed in a manner that protects complainants, individuals providing information about a complaint, public entities, and confidential records.
(B) The office shall have access to any necessary records in the control of a public children services agency, a Title IV-E agency, or a private provider agency that administers or oversees foster care or placement services for the children services system.
(C) Files of the office and any records contained in those files are not public records subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Information contained in investigative and other files maintained by the office shall be disclosed only at the discretion of the office or if disclosure is required by a court order.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:54 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.90 | Evaluation of County Department on Helping Public Assistance Recipients Obtain Employment.

Effective:
February 1, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "public assistance" has the same meaning as in section 5101.26 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of job and family services, in consultation with representatives designated by the county commissioners association of Ohio and the Ohio job and family services directors association, shall establish an evaluation system that rates each county department of job and family services in terms of its success with helping public assistance recipients obtain employment that enables the recipients to cease relying on public assistance. A county department of job and family services may implement an evaluation system established by the Ohio department of job and family services to evaluate an individual caseworker's success in helping a public assistance recipient obtain employment that enables the recipient to cease relying on public assistance.
(C) The department shall design the evaluation system established under this section in a manner that encourages caseworkers and county departments to increase their success with helping public assistance recipients obtain employment that enables the recipients to cease relying on public assistance. The system shall provide for caseworkers' and county departments' ratings under the system to be updated at least annually.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:57 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.93 | Warning, Explanation for Failure to Report Violation Involving a Companion Animal.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "social service professional" has the same meaning as in section 959.07 of the Revised Code.
(B) For a first or subsequent violation of division (B)(1) of section 959.07 of the Revised Code by a social service professional, the entity with responsibility for employment oversight of that social service professional, as applicable, shall at minimum issue a confidential written warning to the violator. The entity shall include in the warning an explanation of the violation and the reporting requirement specified in section 959.07 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.971 | Annual Report.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to govern the implementation of individual development account programs under sections 329.11 to 329.14 of the Revised Code by county departments of job and family services, which shall include rules covering both of the following:
(A) Imposing a penalty for unauthorized use of matching contributions;
(B) Specifying the responsibilities of a fiduciary organization under an individual development account program established under section 329.12 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be consistent with section 404(h) of the "Social Security Act" as amended by the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996," 42 U.S.C. 604(h).
The responsibilities of a fiduciary organization may include marketing; soliciting matching contributions; counseling account holders; conducting verification, compliance, and evaluation activities; and any other responsibilities considered appropriate by the state department.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.98 | Public Assistance Programs Quarterly Report.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Quarterly, the department of job and family services shall compile a report on public assistance programs in this state, including the following information:
(1) Regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the number of:
(a) Accounts with high balances, as determined by the department;
(b) Out-of-state transactions;
(c) Transactions when the final amount processed was a whole dollar amount without additional cents.
(2) Regarding public assistance programs in this state, including medicaid, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, temporary assistance for needy families, or cash assistance, the number of:
(a) Payments made in error, and the dollar amount of those payments;
(b) Work requirement exemptions issued;
(c) Confirmed cases of intentional program violation and fraud.
(B) The department shall submit the report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall distribute the report to the chairs of any legislative committee with jurisdiction over public assistance.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 1:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 5101.27 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(B) Whoever violates section 5101.133, division (A) of section 5101.63, or division (C)(2) of section 5101.631 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Last updated March 8, 2023 at 1:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.021 | Scholars Residential Centers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, a "scholars residential center" is a center that meets all of the following:
(1) The center is a certified affiliate in good standing of a national organization with a mission to help underserved children in middle school and high school in a comprehensive manner that is academically focused and service-oriented and in a family-like setting.
(2) The center is private and not-for-profit.
(3) The center does not receive Title IV-E funding or any associated Title IV funds related to child welfare.
(4) The center only accepts children placed by their parents or legal custodian.
(5) The center is voluntary and uses a competitive selection process.
(B) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement standards regarding a scholars residential center. The rules shall be substantially similar, as determined by the director, to other similarly situated providers of residential care for children, including rules provided in Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-9 of the Administrative Code, except that the rules shall reflect all of the following:
(1) A center is not subject to any policy that is not specific or relevant to the center.
(2) A center is not required to provide discharge summaries.
(3) A center is permitted to request agency waivers.
(4) A center is not required to implement case plans or service plans.
(5) Training requirements for center staff are limited to completion of all of the following:
(a) Orientation training;
(b) Current American red cross, American heart association, or equivalent first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification;
(c) One hour of annual trauma training.
(6) A center is not subject to existing rules regarding:
(a) Recreation and leisure activity requirements, provided that the center has a recreation area available and permits children to swim if a person who has completed life-saving or water safety training is present;
(b) Visiting and communications policies, provided that the center ensures that children have contact with their family;
(c) Qualified residential treatment program requirements;
(d) Treatment-focused requirements established for residential agencies.
(7) A center shall provide notification and documentation of critical incidents to parents and legal custodians.
(C) The director shall certify a scholars residential center that submits an application to the director, on a form prescribed by the director, that indicates to the director's satisfaction that the center meets the standards set forth in rules adopted under division (B) of this section.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 1:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.031 | Preplacement Training.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 5103.033 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services may not issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to a foster home unless the prospective foster caregiver successfully completes preplacement training through a preplacement training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code or preplacement training provided under division (B) of section 5103.30 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 11:13 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.032 | Continuing Training.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and in section 5103.033 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services may revoke a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code if the foster caregiver fails to successfully complete continuing training in accordance with the foster caregiver's needs assessment and continuing training plan developed and implemented under section 5103.035 of the Revised Code.
(B) A foster caregiver shall be given an additional amount of time within which the foster caregiver must complete the continuing training required under division (A) of this section in accordance with rules adopted by the department of job and family services if either of the following applies:
(1) The foster caregiver has served in active duty outside this state with a branch of the armed forces of the United States for more than thirty days in the preceding two-year period.
(2) The foster caregiver has served in active duty as a member of the Ohio organized militia, as defined in section 5923.01 of the Revised Code, for more than thirty days in the preceding two-year period and that active duty relates to either an emergency in or outside of this state or to military duty in or outside of this state.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 3:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.033 | Training Required Where Child Was Less Than Six Months of Age at Time of Temporary Custody Agreement.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services may issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to a foster home for the care of a child who is in the custody of a public children services agency or private child placing agency pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 5103.15 of the Revised Code regarding a child who was less than six months of age on the date the agreement was executed if the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver successfully completes the following:
(1) A preplacement training program approved under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code or a program provided under division (B) of section 5103.30 of the Revised Code;
(2) Continuing training in accordance with the foster caregiver's needs assessment and continuing training plan developed and implemented under section 5103.035 of the Revised Code.
(B) A foster caregiver to whom either division (B)(1) or (2) of this section applies shall be given an additional amount of time within which to complete the continuing training required under division (A)(2) of this section in accordance with rules adopted by the department of job and family services:
(1) The foster caregiver has served in active duty outside this state with a branch of the armed forces of the United States for more than thirty days in the preceding two-year period.
(2) The foster caregiver has served in active duty as a member of the Ohio organized militia, as defined in section 5923.01 of the Revised Code, for more than thirty days in the preceding two-year period and that active duty relates to either an emergency in or outside of this state or to military duty in or outside of this state.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 1:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.034 | Making Training Programs Available.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code shall make the program available to a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver without regard to the type of recommending agency from which the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver seeks a recommendation.
(B) A private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code may condition the enrollment of a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver in the program on either or both of the following:
(1) Availability of space in the training program;
(2) Payment of an instruction or registration fee, if any, by the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver's recommending agency.
(C) A private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code may contract with a person or governmental entity to administer the program.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 11:22 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.035 | Needs Assessment and Continuing Training Plan.

Effective:
January 22, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 8 - 133rd General Assembly
A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a recommending agency for a foster caregiver shall develop and implement a written needs assessment and continuing training plan for the foster caregiver in accordance with rules adopted under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.036 | Accepting Training From Other Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) For the purpose of determining whether a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver has satisfied the requirement of section 5103.031 or 5103.032 of the Revised Code, a recommending agency shall accept training obtained from either of the following:
(1) Any preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code;
(2) The Ohio child welfare training program pursuant to divisions (B) and (C) of section 5103.30 of the Revised Code.
(B) A recommending agency may require that a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver successfully complete additional training as a condition of the agency recommending that the department of job and family services certify the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver's foster home under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 3:28 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.037 | Appointment of Board President, Administrator, or Officer.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Prior to employing or appointing a person as board president, or as an administrator or officer, an institution or association shall do the following regarding the person:
(1) Request a summary report of a search of the uniform statewide automated child welfare information system in accordance with divisions (A) and (B) of section 5103.18 of the Revised Code;
(2) Request a certified search of the findings for recovery database;
(3) Conduct a database review at the federal web site known as the system for award management;
(4) Conduct a search of the United States department of justice national sex offender public web site.
(B) The institution or association may refuse to hire or appoint a person as board president, or as an administrator or officer as follows:
(1) Based solely on the findings of the summary report described in division (B)(1)(a) of section 5103.18 of the Revised Code or the results of the search described in division (A)(4) of this section;
(2) Based on the results of a certified search or database review described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section, when considered within the totality of circumstances.
(C) 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 28, 2023 at 11:23 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.038 | Agencies Submitting Proposals for Programs.

Effective:
January 22, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 8 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Every other year by a date specified in rules adopted under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code, each private child placing agency and private noncustodial agency that seeks to operate a preplacement training program or continuing training program under section 5103.034 of the Revised Code shall submit to the department of job and family services a proposal outlining the program. The proposal may be the same as, a modification of, or different from, a model design developed by the department.
(B) Not later than thirty days after receiving a proposal under division (A) of this section, the department shall either approve or disapprove the proposed program. The department shall approve a proposed preplacement training program if it complies with rules adopted under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code, as appropriate, and, in the case of a proposal submitted by an agency operating a preplacement training program at the time the proposal is submitted, the department is satisfied with the agency's operation of the program. The department shall approve a proposed continuing training program if it complies with rules adopted under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a proposal submitted by an agency operating a continuing training program at the time the proposal is submitted, the department is satisfied with the agency's operation of the program. If the department disapproves a proposal, it shall provide the reason for disapproval to the agency that submitted the proposal and advise the agency of how to revise the proposal so that the department can approve it.
(C) The department's approval under division (B) of this section of a proposed preplacement training program or continuing training program is valid only for two years following the year the proposal for the program is submitted to the department under division (A) of this section.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 11:26 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0310 | Background Checks.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Prior to employing a person or engaging a subcontractor, intern, or volunteer, an institution or association, as defined in division (A)(1)(a) of section 5103.02 of the Revised Code, that is a residential facility, as defined in division (A)(6) of section 5103.05 of the Revised Code, shall do the following regarding the person, subcontractor, intern, or volunteer:
(1) Obtain a search of the United States department of justice national sex offender public web site regarding the person;
(2) Obtain a summary report of a search of the uniform statewide automated child welfare information system in accordance with divisions (A) and (B) of section 5103.18 of the Revised Code.
(B) An institution or association, as defined in division (A)(1)(a) of section 5103.02 of the Revised Code, that is not a residential facility, as defined in division (A)(6) of section 5103.05 of the Revised Code, shall obtain the search and summary report described in division (A) of this section before hiring a person, or engaging a subcontractor, intern, or volunteer, who will have access to children.
(C) If, at the time of the effective date of this amendment, the institution or association has not obtained a report required under division (A) or (B) of this section for the person, subcontractor, intern, or volunteer, the institution or association shall obtain the report.
(D) The institution or association may refuse to employ the person or engage the subcontractor, intern, or volunteer based solely on the results of the search described in division (A)(1) or (B) of this section or the findings of the summary report described in division (B)(1)(a) of section 5103.18 of the Revised Code.
(E) 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 28, 2023 at 11:15 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0312 | Reimbursement of Caregivers for Training Courses.

Effective:
May 14, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly
A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a recommending agency for a foster caregiver shall reimburse the foster caregiver in a lump sum for attending a preplacement training program operated under section 5103.034 or 5103.30 of the Revised Code and shall reimburse the foster caregiver a stipend for attending a continuing training program operated under section 5103.034 or 5103.30 of the Revised Code. The amount of the lump sum reimbursement and the stipend rate shall be established by the department of job and family services and shall be the same regardless of the type of recommending agency from which the foster caregiver seeks a recommendation. The department shall, pursuant to rules adopted under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code, reimburse the recommending agency for stipend reimbursements it makes in accordance with this section. The department shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the release of lump sum stipends to an individual for attending a preplacement training program.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 9:58 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0313 | Reimbursement of Agencies for Training Courses.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 5103.303 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services shall compensate a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency for the cost of procuring or operating preplacement and continuing training programs approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code for prospective foster caregivers and foster caregivers who are recommended for certification by the agency.
The compensation shall be paid to the agency in the form of an allowance to reimburse the agency for the cost of training pursuant to the rules adopted by the department of job and family services in accordance with section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 12:00 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0314 | Recommending Agencies Ineligible for Reimbursement.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall adopt rules regarding the compensation of a recommending agency for any training the agency requires a foster caregiver to undergo as a condition of the agency recommending the department certify the foster caregiver's foster home under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code if the training is in excess of the training required under section 5103.031 of the Revised Code.
The department of job and family services shall adopt rules regarding the compensation of a recommending agency for any training the agency requires a foster caregiver to undergo as a condition of the agency recommending the department continue certifying the foster caregiver's foster home under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code if the training is in addition to the minimum training required under section 5103.032 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 3:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0315 | Federal Financial Participation in Payment of Training Costs.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall seek federal financial participation for the cost of making payments under section 5103.0312 of the Revised Code and allowances under sections 5103.0313 and 5103.303 of the Revised Code. The department shall notify the governor, president of the senate, minority leader of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and minority leader of the house of representatives of any proposed federal legislation that endangers the federal financial participation.
Last updated September 29, 2023 at 9:59 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0316 | Training Program Rules.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary for the efficient administration of sections 5103.031 to 5103.0316 of the Revised Code. The rules shall provide for all of the following:
(A) For the purpose of section 5103.038 of the Revised Code, the date by which a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency that seeks to operate a preplacement training program or continuing training program under section 5103.034 of the Revised Code must submit to the department a proposal outlining the program;
(B) Requirements governing the department's compensation of private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies under sections 5103.0312 and 5103.0313 of the Revised Code, including the allowance to reimburse the agencies for the cost of providing the training under sections 5103.031, 5103.032, and 5103.033 of the Revised Code;
(C) Requirements governing the continuing training required by sections 5103.032 and 5103.033 of the Revised Code;
(D) The amount of training hours necessary for preplacement training and continuing training for purposes of sections 5103.031, 5103.032, and 5103.033 of the Revised Code;
(E) Courses necessary to meet the preplacement and continuing training requirements for foster homes under sections 5103.031, 5103.032, and 5103.033 of the Revised Code;
(F) Criteria used to create a written needs assessment and continuing training plan for each foster caregiver as required by section 5103.035 of the Revised Code;
(G) The amount of preplacement and continuing training hours that may be completed online;
(H) Any other matter the department considers appropriate.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 11:20 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0317 | Limit of Children in Foster Home.

Effective:
January 22, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 8 - 133rd General Assembly
The Director of Job and Family Services shall adopt rules concerning the maximum number of children a foster home may receive and any exceptions to the maximum number.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 12:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0318 | Applicability of Zoning Laws.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 332, House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
Any certified foster home shall be considered to be a residential use of property for purposes of municipal, county, and township zoning and shall be a permitted use in all zoning districts in which residential uses are permitted. No municipal, county, or township zoning regulation shall require a conditional permit or any other special exception certification for any certified foster home.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0320 | Denying Certificate Based on Misconduct of Resident.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services may deny a foster home certificate on the grounds that a person at least twelve years of age but less than eighteen years of age residing with the foster caregiver or prospective foster caregiver has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense described in division (A) of section 5103.0319 of the Revised Code or has been adjudicated to be a delinquent child for committing an act that if committed by an adult would have constituted such an offense.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 12:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0321 | Duties of Agency Upon Notice of Conviction of Certain Offense by Foster Child.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
On receipt of notice under section 5103.0319 of the Revised Code, the recommending agency shall do all of the following:
(A) Review the foster caregiver's foster home certificate. After review, the agency may recommend that the department of job and family services revoke the certificate.
(B) Review the placement in the foster home of any child of whom the agency has temporary, legal, or permanent custody. After review, the agency may, consistent with any juvenile court order, remove the child from the foster home in which the child is residing and place the child in another certified foster home.
(C) If the agency does not have temporary, legal, or permanent custody of a foster child residing in the foster home, notify the entity that has custody that it has received a notice under section 5103.0319 of the Revised Code.
(D) Assess the foster caregiver's need for training because of the conviction, plea of guilty, or adjudication described in section 5103.0319 of the Revised Code and provide any necessary training.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 12:25 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0322 | Notice to Applicant or Certificate Holder of Decisions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
On receipt of a recommendation from a public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency regarding an application for a family foster home or treatment foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services shall decide whether to issue the certificate. The department shall notify the agency and the applicant of its decision. If the department's decision is different from the recommendation of the agency, the department shall state in the notice the reason that the decision is different from the recommendation.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 1:12 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0323 | Audit Prior to Renewal of Certificate.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "American institute of certified public accountants auditing standards" and "AICPA auditing standards" mean the auditing standards published by the American institute of certified public accountants.
(B) Not later than two years after the date of certification, and at least every two years thereafter, a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency shall provide the department of job and family services evidence of an independent financial statement audit performed by a licensed public accounting firm following applicable AICPA auditing standards for the two most recent fiscal years.
(C) The independent audits must demonstrate that the agency operated in a fiscally accountable manner as determined by the department of job and family services.
(D) The director of job and family services may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The director shall adopt the rules in accordance with section 119.03 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 3:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0324 | Assessor to Conduct Home Study.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency to which the duty to inspect and approve a family foster home or treatment foster home has been delegated under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code shall provide for an assessor who meets the requirements of section 3107.014 of the Revised Code to conduct a home study of the home.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0325 | Review of Rules for Agency Visits.

Effective:
September 17, 2014
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 3 - 130th General Assembly
Notwithstanding section 106.03 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services shall review once every two years the department's rules governing visits and contacts by a public children services agency or private child placing agency with a child in the agency's custody and placed in foster care in this state. The department shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to ensure compliance with the department's rules governing agency visits and contacts with a child in its custody.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 12:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0326 | Nonrenewals Based on Refusals to Accept Children.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) A recommending agency may recommend that the department of job and family services revoke a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code if the foster caregiver refused to accept the placement of any children into the foster home during the preceding twelve months. Based on the agency's recommendation, the department may revoke a foster home certificate pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of job and family services may revoke, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the certification of any foster caregiver who has not cared for one or more foster children in the foster caregiver's home within the preceding twelve months. Prior to the revocation of any certification pursuant to this division, the recommending agency shall have the opportunity to provide good cause for the department to continue the certification and not revoke the certification. If the department decides to revoke the certification, the department shall notify the recommending agency that the certification will be revoked.
Last updated October 3, 2023 at 3:26 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0327 | Physical Examinations.

Effective:
March 31, 2003
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 245 - 124th General Assembly
Any physical examination required in the determination of foster home placement may be conducted by any individual authorized by the Revised Code to conduct physical examinations, including a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Any written documentation of the physical examination shall be completed by the individual who conducted the examination.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0328 | Notice of Arrest or Conviction of Foster Caregiver.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Not later than ninety-six hours after receiving notice from the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to section 109.5721 of the Revised Code that a foster caregiver has been arrested for, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to any foster caregiver-disqualifying offense, and not later than ninety-six hours after learning in any other manner that a foster caregiver has been arrested for, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to any foster caregiver-disqualifying offense, the department of job and family services shall provide notice of that arrest, conviction, or guilty plea to both the recommending agency relative to the foster caregiver and the custodial agency of any child currently placed with that caregiver.
(B) If a recommending agency receives notice from the department of job and family services pursuant to division (A) of this section that a foster caregiver has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any foster caregiver-disqualifying offense, or if a recommending agency learns in any other manner that a foster caregiver has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any foster caregiver-disqualifying offense, the recommending agency shall assess the foster caregiver's overall situation for safety concerns and forward any recommendations, if applicable, for revoking the foster caregiver's certificate to the department for the department's review for possible revocation.
(C) As used in this section, "foster caregiver-disqualifying offense" means any offense or violation listed or described in division (C)(1) of section 2151.86 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 12:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.0329 | Waiver of Non-Safety Standards for Kinship Caregivers Seeking Foster Home Certification.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) A recommending agency may submit a request to the department of job and family services, on a case-by-case basis only, to waive any non-safety standards for a kinship caregiver seeking foster home certification. Non-safety standards include training hours and other requirements under sections 5103.031, 5103.032, and 5103.039 of the Revised Code and standards established by rules adopted under sections 5103.03 and 5103.0316 of the Revised Code, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 671 (a)(10).
(B) "Kinship caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5101.85 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 12:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.04 | Articles of Incorporation to Be Filed With Department of Job and Family Services.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
No association whose object embraces the care of dependent, neglected, abused, or delinquent children, or the placing of such children in private homes, shall be incorporated unless the proposed articles of incorporation have been submitted first to the department of job and family services. The secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of incorporation to such association until there is filed in the secretary of state's office the certificate of the department that it has examined the articles of incorporation, that in its judgment the incorporators are reputable and respectable persons, the proposed work is needed, and the incorporation of such association is desirable and for the public good.
Amendments proposed to the articles of incorporation of any such association shall be submitted in like manner to the department, and the secretary of state shall not record such amendment or issue a certificate therefor until there is filed in the secretary of state's office the certificate of the department that it has examined such amendment, that the association in question is performing in good faith the work undertaken by it, and that such amendment is a proper one, and for the public good.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 2:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.051 | Community Engagement Plan.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Each private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, public children services agency, or superintendent of a county or district children's home shall establish a community engagement plan in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section for each residential facility the agency, entity, or superintendent operates.
(B)(1) The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish the following:
(a) The contents of a community engagement plan to be established under division (A) of this section that includes the following:
(i) Protocols for the community in which a residential facility is located to communicate concerns or other pertinent information directly to the agency or entity;
(ii) Protocols for the agency or entity in responding to a communication made under division (B)(1)(a)(i) of this section.
(b) Orientation procedures for training residential facility staff on the implementation of the community engagement plan established under division (A) of this section and procedures for responding to incidents involving a child at the facility and neighbors or the police.
(2) The department shall file initial rules adopted under division (B)(1) of this section within ninety days after the effective date of this section.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 3:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.07 | Department to Administer Funds Received Under Federal Child Welfare and Abuse Programs.

Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 238 - 126th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall administer funds received under Title IV-B of the "Social Security Act," 81 Stat. 821 (1967), 42 U.S.C.A. 620, as amended, and the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 88 Stat. 4 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 5101, as amended. In administering these funds, the department may establish a child welfare services program and a child abuse and neglect prevention and adoption reform program. The department has all powers necessary for the adequate administration of these funds and programs. The director of job and family services may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 8:54 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.08 | Administering Funds Under State Dependent Care Development Grants.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of job and family services may enter into contracts with the department of education and workforce authorizing the department of job and family services to administer funds received by the department of education and workforce under the "State Dependent Care Development Grants Act," 100 Stat. 968 (1986), 42 U.S.C.A. 9871, as amended. In fulfilling its duties under such a contract, the department of job and family services may make grants to or enter into contracts with other public or private entities.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 4:12 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children › Section 5103.11 | Foster Care and Adoption Initiatives Fund.

Effective:
July 11, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 23 - 133rd General Assembly
There is hereby created the foster care and adoption initiatives fund. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of moneys collected under section 2919.1912 of the Revised Code. All interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide funding for foster care and adoption services and initiatives. The department of job and family services shall allocate moneys from the fund according to the following distribution:
(A) Fifty per cent of the moneys in the fund shall be used for foster care services and initiatives.
(B) Fifty per cent of the moneys in the fund shall be used for adoption services and initiatives.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 8:55 AM