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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-15 - Volunteers, interns and subcontractors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Volunteers, subcontractors or interns
			 whose duties include any of the same general duties as child care staff shall
			 be trained in the mission of the out-of-home care setting to which they are
			 assigned.
(B) An agency is to
			 ensure a volunteer, intern or subcontractor complies with the background check
			 requirements of rule
			 5101:2-5-09 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(C)
			 Volunteers, subcontractors or interns whose duties include any of the same
			 general duties as child care staff shall:
(1)
									Receive training
			 pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-9-03 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(2)
									Be supervised by agency staff.
(3)
									Participate in at
			 least monthly face-to-face supervisory conferences.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-16 - Consideration to be given to child's religion, beliefs and practices

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Every child has
			 the right to enjoy freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. An agency
			 shall demonstrate consideration for, and sensitivity to, the religious
			 background of a child in out-of-home care and of families receiving agency
			 services.
(B) Opportunity shall be
			 provided each child in out-of-home care for practicing the chosen religious
			 beliefs and faith of the child or his family, including dietary restrictions
			 due to beliefs, unless it is determined and documented in the child's case plan
			 by the custodial agency that practicing the child's or family's chosen
			 religious beliefs and faith is not in the child's best interests.
(C) A child may be encouraged to participate
			 in religious activities, but is not to be coerced to do so.
(D) An agency shall not require a child in an
			 out-of-home care setting to receive non-emergency medical treatment that
			 conflicts with the religious tenets or practices of the religion of the child
			 or parent without the specific written consent of the parent, guardian or
			 custodian.
(E) When a child in an
			 out-of-home care setting requires emergency medical treatment and such
			 treatment conflicts with the religious tenets or practices of the child,
			 parent, guardian or custodian, the out-of-home care setting shall immediately
			 transport or arrange for the transportation of the child to a medical facility
			 and contact the custodial agency or the individual who placed the
			 child.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-17 - Discharge summary

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When a child is planned to be or is
			 discharged from  a
			 specialized foster home, the agency shall prepare a written discharge summary.
			 The discharge summary shall be prepared no earlier than thirty days before and
			 no later than thirty days after the date of discharge. A copy of the discharge
			 summary shall be maintained within the child's record and a copy shall be
			 provided, no later than ten days after the discharge summary is completed, to
			 the custodial agency which placed the child.
(B) The
			 discharge summary required by paragraph (A) of this rule shall contain at a
			 minimum:
(1) The reason for
			 discharge.
(2) A summary of the
			 child's adjustment and results of the placement.
(3) A brief summary of medical, dental,
			 optical, and therapeutic services which were provided to the child.
(4)
									A list of the
			 current prescription and nonprescription medications and any allergies to
			 medications for the child.
(5) The name and
			 official title or relationship of the person to whom the child was
			 released.
(6) The new location of
			 the child.
(7) Any recommendations
			 for ongoing treatment, including the identification of service providers
			 whenever possible.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-18 - Waivers and variances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The granting of a waiver of any
			 requirement imposed by Chapters 5101:2-1, 5101:2-5, 5101:2-7, 5101:2-9,
			 5101:2-39, and 5101:2-42 of the Administrative Code is a discretionary act of
			 the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) based upon documentation
			 as to why the agency or foster caregiver is not in compliance. The refusal of
			 ODJFS to grant a waiver, in whole or in part, shall be final and shall not be
			 construed as creating any rights to a hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised
			 Code. Waivers shall only be requested, and will be considered on a case by case
			 basis, for the following:
(1) Relative foster
			 homes when the request is for a non-safety issue. As used in this rule,
			 relative has the same meaning as kin.
(2) A private, nonprofit therapeutic
			 wilderness camp (PNTWC).
(3)
									A scholars residential center.
(4)
									An agency may
			 request a waiver for a foster home in the event of a disaster or emergency
			 where the home or part of the home becomes uninhabitable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-20 - Initial application and completion of the foster care homestudy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A public
			 children services agency (PCSA), private child placing agency (PCPA) or private
			 noncustodial agency (PNA) acting as a representative of the Ohio department of
			 job and family services (ODJFS) shall:
(1)
			 Inform all individuals applying for an initial foster home certificate they can
			 also be considered for adoption homestudy approval.
(2) Conduct a joint homestudy pursuant to the
			 requirements contained in Chapters 5101:2-5, 5101:2-7 and 5101:2-48 of the
			 Administrative Code resulting in the simultaneous approval of the applicant
			 for:
(a) Foster care placement.
(b) Adoption homestudy approval.
(3) If the PCPA or PNA is not
			 certified to recommend foster homes for certification and place or participate
			 in the placement of children for adoption, then the agency must inform the
			 individuals that a joint homestudy could be conducted simultaneously by another
			 agency that is certified for both functions.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-22 - Recommendations for initial foster home certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An agency shall not recommend for
			 certification any applicant whose residence is licensed, regulated, approved,
			 or operated under the direction of, or otherwise certified as a facility to
			 provide overnight substitute care for unrelated persons, by:
(1) The department of youth
			 services.
(2) The department of
			 mental health and addiction services.
(3) A community alcohol, drug addiction and
			 mental health board.
(4) The
			 department of developmental disabilities.
(5) A county board of developmental
			 disabilities.
(6) The department of
			 health.
(7) A juvenile
			 court.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-24 - Foster home recertifications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All currently certified foster homes
			 shall be recertified every two years from the beginning date of the current
			 certificate. If a homestudy is simultaneously approved for adoption and
			 certified for foster care by the same agency, the spans shall be the same for
			 both programs from the date of the foster home certification.
(1) If an approved adoptive home is
			 subsequently certified for foster care by the same agency that approved the
			 home for adoption, the adoptive homestudy shall be updated at the same time the
			 home is initially certified for foster care so that the spans will
			 coincide.
(2) If a certified foster
			 home is subsequently approved for adoption by the same agency that certified
			 the home for foster care, the next adoption update shall be completed when the
			 current foster care certificate is recertified so that the spans will
			 coincide.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-25 - Changing the certification of a foster caregiver from one type of foster home to another

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No child placed in a family foster home
			 on or before March 31, 2005 shall be moved to another placement solely because
			 of the failure of the foster caregiver to meet the requirements for treatment
			 or medically fragile foster homes found in this chapter or in Chapter 5101:2-7
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B) An
			 agency shall recommend a foster caregiver be certified to operate only one type
			 of foster home at a time. A foster home may accept a foster child that is
			 assessed as needing care at or below the level of care for which the home is
			 certified.
(C) Whenever a foster
			 caregiver who is certified to operate a foster home wishes to seek to change
			 the foster home's certification to another type of certification, the foster
			 caregiver shall submit a written request to the recommending agency.
(D) If a foster caregiver seeks to change the
			 foster home's certification to a treatment foster home or a medically fragile
			 foster home, the agency shall determine if the foster caregiver meets the
			 qualifying experience requirements contained in paragraph (A) of rule
			 5101:2-7-16
			 or
			 5101:2-7-17
			 of the Administrative Code.
(1) If the foster
			 caregiver meets those requirements, the agency shall proceed as in paragraph
			 (E) of this rule.
(2) If the foster
			 caregiver does not meet those requirements, the agency shall not proceed with
			 the foster caregiver's request.
(3)
			 Failure of a foster caregiver to prove to the recommending agency's
			 satisfaction that the foster caregiver meets the qualifying experience
			 requirements of paragraph (A) of rule
			 5101:2-7-16
			 or
			 5101:2-7-17
			 of the Administrative Code does not constitute denial of certification and is
			 not subject to appeal pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-26 - Procedures for revocation, denial of initial certification or denial of recertification of a foster home certificate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) At the time of an agency decision to
			 recommend denial of initial certification, denial of recertification or
			 revocation of a foster home certificate, the agency may contact the Ohio
			 department of job and family services (ODJFS) children services licensing
			 enforcement coordinator for consultation regarding required evidence,
			 procedures and advice prior to notifying the applicant or foster caregiver of
			 the agency's intent.
(B) If the
			 agency decides to recommend denial of initial certification, denial of
			 recertification or revocation,  it shall provide written notification
			 on the JFS 01315 "Notification of Denial of Initial
			 Certification, Recertification or Revocation of the Foster Home
			 Certificate" by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
			 applicant or foster caregiver.
								This notice
			 includes the following:
(1) The reason
			 for the decision to recommend denial of initial certification, denial of
			 recertification or revocation.
(2)
			 The specific law or rule(s) with which the applicant or foster caregiver
			 allegedly is not in compliance and a copy of each
			 specific law or rule referenced.
(3) The method of and time limits for
			 requesting a local agency grievance meeting.
(4) That the final decision to deny the
			 initial certification or recertification or to revoke certification will be
			 made by ODJFS at which time the applicant or caregiver shall be afforded the
			 opportunity to request a hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-27 - Agency procedure for the termination of a foster home certificate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) If a foster
			 caregiver notifies the recommending agency of the voluntary termination of the
			 foster home certificate, the recommending agency shall, within two working days
			 of receipt of the notice, notify any other agency which has a foster child
			 placed within the home.
(B)
								When the recommending agency
			 
								receives a voluntary termination notice from a foster
			 caregiver, the agency shall submit
			 the information in SACWIS and forward the information to ODJFS for
			 approval.
Effective: 5/1/2019
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 1/7/2019 and
				05/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 5103.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 5103.02,
				5103.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 10/01/1986, 07/02/1990 (Emer.), 10/01/1990,
				01/01/1991, 01/01/2003, 08/01/2009,
				07/01/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-28 - Agency cause for denial of initial certification, denial of recertification or revocation of a foster home certificate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) If the recommending agency has knowledge
			 of rule noncompliance or receives an allegation of a rule violation of Chapter
			 5101:2-7 of the Administrative Code for a currently certified foster home, the
			 agency shall comply with all of the following:
(1) Begin an investigation of all allegations
			 of rule noncompliance of Chapter 5101:2-7 of the Administrative Code within
			 three calendar days of receipt of an allegation of a rule violation. At a
			 minimum, an investigation begins with the implementation of paragraph (C) of
			 this rule or documenting the contact of the agency by any third party or law
			 enforcement agency investigating the allegations to determine if the
			 recommending agency can proceed with the rule noncompliance
			 investigation.
(2) Complete the
			 investigation within thirty calendar days of beginning the investigation unless
			 the investigation of rules violation conflicts with any other third party or
			 law enforcement investigation.
(3)
			 Document and maintain the following results in the foster caregiver record:
(a) Investigations conducted pursuant to this
			 paragraph.
(b) If noncompliance is
			 found, the development and implementation of corrective action plans as
			 required by the agency or the recommendation to deny recertification or revoke
			 the certification of the foster home.
(c) If noncompliance is not found, a
			 statement documenting and explaining the reasoning that non-compliance was not
			 found.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-29 - Agency requirements for foster home records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An agency shall create a separate record
			 for each foster home.
(B) All
			 documentation required by Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-7 of the Administrative
			 Code shall be contained in the individual foster home record pursuant to
			 paragraph (A) of this rule.
(C) An
			 agency shall maintain in each foster home record a log of all children placed
			 in the foster home. The log shall contain, at a minimum:
(1) The name of the foster child.
(2) The child's date of birth.
(3) The date of placement in the foster
			 home.
(4) The date of
			 discharge/removal from the foster home and reason.
(5) The new location of the child.
(6) If the foster home is a specialized
			 foster home, the use of any planned or crisis respite care for children placed
			 in the home shall be documented in the log.
(a) At a minimum, the documentation shall
			 show the starting and ending dates of any respite care services received by the
			 child and where the respite care was provided.
(b) If the approved respite care provider is
			 a certified foster caregiver, the name of the child and the starting and ending
			 dates of any respite care services provided by the foster caregiver shall also
			 be documented in the log for the foster home providing the respite
			 care.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-30 - Foster care amendments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An assessor that meets the requirements
			 of paragraph (B) of rule
			 5101:2-5-20
			 of the Administrative Code is to perform the duties of this rule.
(B) If the agency is notified of any of the
			 following changes for the foster caregiver, the agency shall amend the
			 homestudy:
(1) A change in the marital status
			 of the foster caregiver(s).
(2) The
			 death of a foster caregiver or household member.
(3) A change in household members, not
			 including foster children.
(4) A
			 change of address for the foster family that is different than the address
			 listed on the foster home certificate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-31 - Sharing or transferring a foster home

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to an agency sharing use of a
			 foster home that has been recommended for certification by another agency, the
			 agency wishing to use the home shall obtain a written agreement signed by the
			 recommending agency stating how the home is to be used and that all parties
			 affected by the agreement approve of it. The recommending agency shall provide
			 a copy of the agreement to the foster caregiver(s) and all agencies currently
			 using the home.
(B) An agency shall
			 not solicit homestudies or transfers from other agencies for the purpose of
			 locating a family of a specific race, color or national origin.
(C) Pursuant to the transfer conditions
			 listed throughout this rule, a foster home shall only be considered for a
			 transfer to another agency that recommends foster homes of the type that the
			 caregiver is qualified to provide. If a transfer is approved for a foster
			 caregiver certified to operate a specialized foster home to an agency that does
			 not operate a specialized foster home program, the caregiver shall agree that
			 upon execution of the transfer, the foster home designation will be identified
			 as a family foster home.
(D) An
			 agency shall consider a transfer request of a foster home from another agency
			 only if the foster caregiver has been certified with the recommending agency
			 for a minimum of one year. A foster caregiver shall not transfer more than once
			 during a certification period. Exceptions to these limitations may be made in
			 the following circumstances:
(1) If a foster
			 caregiver has relocated to a county not served by the foster caregiver's
			 recommending agency.
(2) If the
			 foster caregiver's recommending agency ceases to recommend foster homes for
			 certification to the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) or
			 ceases to recommend the type of foster home that the caregiver is currently
			 certified to provide.
(3) If both
			 the sending and receiving agency agree to the transfer of the foster
			 home.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-32 - Occupancy limitations and accessibility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An agency shall place a foster child in a
			 foster home only when the agency and the foster caregiver are in compliance
			 with the provisions of Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-7 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) Specific circumstances
			 and limitations for the capacity of a foster home:
(1) To determine the total number of children
			 in the home, the agency shall include at a minimum:
(a) Foster children placed in the
			 home.
(b) Kinship children residing
			 in the home.
(c) The children of a
			 foster caregiver.
(d) Children
			 being cared for by a type B child care provider.
(e) Children receiving any private child care
			 services.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-33 - Foster caregiver preplacement and continuing training

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A recommending agency shall document that
			 each person seeking certification successfully completes all preplacement
			 training required by this rule according to the type of foster home for which
			 certification is sought.
(B) A
			 recommending agency shall document that each foster caregiver for whom
			 recertification is recommended successfully completes all continuing training
			 required by this rule for the type of foster home operated by the foster
			 caregiver, unless a waiver is approved by the recommending agency pursuant to
			 paragraph (J) of this rule and appropriately documented according to paragraph
			 (K) of this rule.
(C) A foster
			 caregiver or applicant is to meet the following preplacement or continuing
			 training requirements, as applicable to the type of home for which an applicant
			 is seeking certification or for which a foster caregiver is certified.
(1) Pre-adoptive infant foster home:
(a) A person seeking certification to operate
			 a pre-adoptive infant foster home shall complete a minimum of twelve hours of
			 preplacement training prior to the agency recommending the home for
			 certification. The required training 
										topics are
			 
										listed in appendix A to this
			 rule.
(b) A foster
			 caregiver certified to operate a pre-adoptive infant foster home shall complete
			 a minimum of twenty-four hours of continuing training during each certification
			 period. If a currently certified foster caregiver has not completed
			 infant first aid and CPR training, the caregiver
			 is to complete the training by their subsequent recertification.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-34 - PCPA and PNA case plans and administrative case reviews for direct placements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A private child placing agency (PCPA) or
			 private noncustodial agency (PNA) which accepts a direct placement of a child
			 from a parent, guardian or custodian, shall develop and prepare a case plan
			 on the child and family.
(1)
									The case plan is to be developed and prepared within thirty
			 days from the date of placement of the child.
(2)
									The case plan is
			 to be a separate part of the case record.
(3)
									If the child is
			 placed for less than thirty consecutive days, a case plan is not
			 required.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-36 - Additional requirements for an agency that acts as a representative of ODJFS in recommending treatment foster homes for certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 recommending agency shall not allow a child who has special or exceptional
			 needs as described in rule
			 5101:2-47-18
			 of the Administrative Code to be placed in a foster home unless the foster
			 caregiver has been certified to operate a treatment foster home pursuant to
			 this rule and rule
			 5101:2-7-16
			 of the Administrative Code. The recommending agency shall document in the
			 homestudy how a treatment foster caregiver meets the requirements in paragraph
			 (A) of rule
			 5101:2-7-16
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B) The
			 agency shall assign a treatment team to each child with special or exceptional
			 needs placed in a treatment foster home.
(C) The treatment team shall develop a
			 service plan in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) An initial service plan shall be
			 completed by the treatment team for each treatment foster child placed in a
			 treatment foster home no later than thirty days after placement.
(2) The service plan shall be reviewed and
			 revised, if necessary, at least once every ninety days thereafter.
(3) Service plan development and any
			 revisions shall be completed by the treatment team leader with approval of the
			 treatment team leader's supervisor who shall be a member of the agency's
			 professional treatment team staff.
(4) The agency shall notify the treatment
			 team members in advance of each treatment team meeting and invite them to
			 participate and document the invitations in the child's record.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-37 - Additional requirements for an agency that acts as a representative of ODJFS in recommending medically fragile foster homes for certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 recommending agency shall not allow a medically fragile child to be placed in a
			 foster home unless the foster caregiver(s) has been certified to operate a
			 medically fragile foster home pursuant to this rule and rule
			 5101:2-7-17
			 of the Administrative Code. The recommending agency shall document in the
			 homestudy of the caregiver's file how a foster caregiver for medically fragile
			 children meets the requirements in paragraph (A) of rule
			 5101:2-7-16
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B) The
			 recommending agency shall assign a treatment team to each medically fragile
			 child placed in a medically fragile foster home. A licensed physician, licensed
			 nurse practitioner or a registered nurse shall supervise the medical aspects of
			 the child's service plan.
(C) A
			 service plan shall be developed by the treatment team in accordance with the
			 following requirements:
(1) An initial
			 service plan shall be completed by the treatment team for each medically
			 fragile child placed in a medically fragile foster home no later than thirty
			 days after placement.
(2) The
			 service plan shall be reviewed and revised, if necessary, at least once every
			 sixty days thereafter.
(3) Service
			 plan approval and any revisions shall be completed by the individual assigned
			 under paragraph (B) of this rule who is supervising the medical aspects of the
			 child's service plan and approved by the treatment team leader's
			 supervisor.
(4) All treatment team
			 members shall be notified in advance of each treatment team meeting and invited
			 to participate. Documentation of the invitations shall be maintained in the
			 child's record.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-38 - Payment of foster caregiver training stipends; reimbursement of training allowances to recommending agencies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule, a training hour
			 means sixty consecutive minutes of instruction and may include a break of not
			 longer than five minutes per training hour when a training session is longer
			 than one training hour in duration.
(B) Stipend payments for foster caregivers
			 shall be made pursuant to the following:
(1)
			 Stipend payments must be made to the foster caregiver within one hundred twenty
			 calendar days of the completion of the training event for continuing training
			 or within one hundred twenty calendar days after certification for preplacement
			 training. Stipend payments may not be held or otherwise deferred pending
			 reimbursement by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS).
			 Stipend payments shall be rendered for fractional hours in quarter hour
			 increments. The stipend rate paid by recommending agencies shall be calculated
			 as follows:
(a) For preplacement training a
			 lump sum payment shall be made in the amount of 
										fifteen dollars
			 per foster caregiver per training hour for all hours completed.
(b) For continuing training,
			 
										fifteen
			 dollars per foster caregiver per training hour successfully completed within a
			 training session that is a minimum of one training hour in duration.
(c) Recommending agencies shall make stipend
			 payments according to the following:
(i) For
			 preplacement training, the agency that certifies the caregiver shall record the
			 preplacement training in the statewide automated child welfare information
			 system (SACWIS) and shall be responsible for paying the stipend to the
			 caregiver upon certification.
(ii)
			 For continuing training, the caregiver's recommending agency shall be
			 responsible for paying all stipends to the caregiver and shall enter all of the
			 training sessions into SACWIS.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-5 - Child Services Agency Licensing Rules › Section 5101:2-5-40 - Preplacement and continuing training plans

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A private child placing agency (PCPA),
			 private noncustodial agency (PNA), or a consortium of such agencies that seeks
			 to operate a preplacement training program or a continuing training program
			 is to
			 submit its training proposal(s) for approval to the agency's assigned Ohio
			 department of job and family services (ODJFS) field office licensing
			 specialist. Each training proposal submitted to ODJFS
			 is to be
			 approved for submission by the administrator or designee of the agency. Each
			 training proposal submitted by a consortium is to be
			 approved for submission by the administrator or designee of the primary agency
			 of the consortium. Submission and approval of training proposals
			 is to
			 follow the time frames listed in paragraphs (B) and (F) of this rule.
(B) A training proposal
			 is to be
			 submitted to ODJFS when the agency creates a new proposal or
			 amends an existing plan. Any amendment to an approved training plan
			 is to be
			 submitted in accordance with paragraph (B) of rule
			 5101:2-5-13 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(C) A training
			 proposal submitted by a consortium of PCPAs or PNAs is to identify
			 the primary agency that will act as the fiscal agent for the consortium and all
			 other agencies participating in the consortium. The proposal
			 is to be
			 approved for submission by the administrator or designee of the primary
			 agency.
(D) If ODJFS does not
			 approve a PCPA's or PNA's training proposal, and the PCPA or PNA wishes to
			 continue pursuing implementation of a training program, the PCPA or PNA
			 is to
			 submit a revised proposal within fifteen calendar days.
(E) If ODJFS does not approve a PCPA's or
			 PNA's training proposal, or if a previously approved training proposal or plan
			 expires, the PCPA or PNA will not operate a preplacement or continuing training
			 program for foster caregivers until a training proposal has been approved by
			 ODJFS.
(F) The proposal
			 is to
			 include the following information:
(1) The
			 type(s) of training programs to be offered and the projected outcomes for each
			 program. Types of training programs include the following:
(a) Preplacement training for prospective
			 foster caregivers seeking certification to operate a foster home under the PCPA
			 or PNA certified foster care function, including pre-adoptive infant foster
			 home, family foster home, treatment foster home or medically fragile foster
			 home.
(b) Continuing training for
			 foster caregivers certified to operate a foster home under the PCPA or PNA
			 certified foster care function, including pre-adoptive infant foster home,
			 family foster home, treatment foster home or medically fragile foster
			 home.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-02 - General requirements for foster caregivers and applicants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver or applicant
			 is to be
			 at least eighteen years of age at the time of initial certification.
(B) A foster caregiver or applicant
			 is to
			 have functional literacy to be able to read and write at the level necessary to
			 participate effectively in the community in which they live. A foster caregiver
			 or applicant is to be able to communicate with:
(1) Any child placed in the home.
(2) The recommending agency.
(3) Health care providers.
(4) Other service providers working with the
			 family or children.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-03 - The care and treatment team

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall work
			 cooperatively with agency representatives as a member of a care and treatment
			 team responsible for planning, providing and discussing the care and services
			 provided to a foster child and shall fully disclose all information related to
			 a foster child's problems or progress to agency representatives.
(B) As a member of the care and treatment
			 team, a foster caregiver shall participate in a
			 review with the recommending agency once every two years to evaluate the
			 strengths and growth areas of the foster home and of the support services of
			 agency representatives to the foster caregiver.
(C) A foster caregiver shall work
			 cooperatively with agency representatives in the conducting of an independent
			 living skills assessment on an age appropriate foster child, and, as requested,
			 provide instruction to a foster child on independent living skills.
(D) A foster caregiver shall not prohibit the
			 foster child from participating in independent living services.
Effective: 4/1/2019
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 11/19/2018 and
				04/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 5103.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 5103.02,
				5103.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 10/01/1986, 01/01/1991, 01/01/2003, 08/01/2009,
				07/01/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-04 - Records and confidentiality

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall maintain a
			 record on each foster child which shall include:
(1) A copy of the current child care
			 agreement between the agency and the foster home and any written case plan
			 provided by the agency.
(2) Reports
			 of scholastic performance that shall include:
(a) Report cards.
(b) Diplomas.
(c) Certificates of achievement or
			 merit.
(3)
									Medical information
			 and current instructions regarding a foster child's health care provided
			 by:
(a)
										A
			 foster child's physician.
(b)
										The placing agency.
(4) The name and telephone number of the
			 recommending agency contact person or the custody holding person or agency as
			 applicable.
(5) Data which is
			 pertinent to the foster child's lifebook as referenced in rule
			 5101:2-42-67
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-05 - Sleeping arrangements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The presence of a foster child in a
			 foster home shall not cause any other resident of the home to be deprived of a
			 bed or bedroom.
(B) A bedroom for
			 foster children shall:
(1)
									Have at least one outside wall window. The window shall be
			 screened and capable of opening and closing unless the room is provided with a
			 ventilation system which provides fresh air such as a central air conditioning
			 system.
(2) Accommodate no
			 more than four children.
(3)
			 Include storage space for personal belongings and closet or dresser space for
			 clothing.
(4) Provide a safe and
			 comfortable sleeping area ensuring reasonable privacy and access to adult
			 supervision, as appropriate to the age and functioning level of each foster
			 child.
(5) Not have the entry to a
			 foster child's bedroom located so as to require the foster child to pass
			 through another bedroom or a bathroom in order to enter his or her bedroom or
			 to require another person to pass through the foster child's bedroom to enter
			 another room if the foster home was recommended for initial certification after
			 July 1, 2000.
(6) Have
			 floor-to-ceiling walls and a standard door.
(7) Be provided with reasonable access to an
			 emergency exit.
(8) Not be on a
			 floor higher than the second floor or in a basement unless approved in writing
			 by a fire safety inspector.
(9) Be
			 comparable in appearance in terms of wall coverings, floor coverings, and
			 general decor to other bedrooms used by other children residing in the foster
			 home.
(10) Approved by the agency
			 prior to placement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-06 - Meals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster home
			 shall comply with the following meal requirements:
(1) Each foster child shall be provided with
			 three meals a day.
(2) Each meal
			 shall be served at regular intervals.
(3) Each meal shall conform to any religious
			 dietary restrictions or any other dietary restrictions.
(4) Each meal shall be provided in accordance
			 with any special instructions prescribed by the foster child's
			 physician.
(5) Food provided to a
			 foster child shall be:
(a)
										Nutritious.
(b)
										Well-balanced.
(c)
										Available in
			 sufficient quantity.
(6) A nutritious snack shall be available to
			 children between meals.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-07 - Health services

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall be responsible
			 for following instructions of the agency which placed the child for providing
			 health care services to each foster child.
(B) A foster caregiver shall adhere to the
			 following instructions surrounding medications for a foster child:
(1) A foster caregiver shall administer or
			 supervise the administration of prescription drugs to a foster child only for
			 whom the medication was prescribed and according to the prescribing physician's
			 instruction.
(2) Prescription drugs
			 in a foster home shall be kept in the original container, labeled with the
			 foster child's name, the correct dosage and relevant instructions.
(3) All prescription drugs in a foster home
			 shall be stored in a locked cabinet or storage area except that an inhaler or
			 other medication may be available to a person
			 with a special health condition, who may need these for an emergency.
(4) Prescribed drugs shall be disposed of in
			 a safe manner when the prescription is no longer current.
(5) Any side effects of prescription drugs
			 shall be reported immediately to the prescribing physician and the recommending
			 agency.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-08 - Alternative care arrangements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall be responsible
			 for the full-time care of a foster child. This does not prohibit both foster
			 caregivers in the case of a couple, co-parents or a single foster caregiver
			 from working outside the home.
(B)
			 Alternative arrangements for the care of a foster child by someone other than
			 the foster caregiver shall be approved by the recommending agency.
(C) Alternative arrangements for the care of
			 a foster child does not include arrangements that are being made in accordance
			 with the reasonable and prudent parent standard as described in division (C) of
			 section
			 5103.162
			 of the Revised Code.
(D) A foster
			 caregiver shall have prior written approval by the recommending agency of a
			 plan for the care of a foster child in emergency situations.
(E) A foster caregiver shall have
			 a statement showing prior
			  approval by the recommending agency
			  for each foster child
			 specifying whether or not the foster child may be left unattended and, if so,
			 for what period of time.
(F) If a
			 foster caregiver arranges for a foster child to be cared for in a child care
			 center or by a type A or type B child care provider, the foster
			 caregiver shall:
(1)
			 Ensure the child care center, type A or type B child care provider is licensed
			 in accordance with Chapter 5101:2-12, 5101:2-13, or 5101:2-14 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(2) Provide
			 documentation to the recommending agency that the child care center, type A or
			 type B child care provider is currently licensed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-09 - Care, supervision and discipline

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall treat each
			 foster child with kindness, consistency, and respect.
(B) A foster caregiver shall not discriminate
			 in providing care and supervision to foster children on the basis of race, sex,
			 gender, sexual identity, sexual orientation, religion, color or national
			 origin.
(C) A foster caregiver
			 shall provide humane, instructive discipline appropriate to the age and
			 functioning level of a foster child.
(1)
			 Disciplinary methods shall stress praise and encouragement for desired behavior
			 rather than punishment.
(2) All
			 rules and expectations made by a foster caregiver shall be explained to a
			 foster child in a manner appropriate to the child's age and understanding
			 during the child's initial orientation and prior to any disciplinary action for
			 violations of such rules.
(3) A
			 foster child shall not be punished for actions over which the child has no
			 control.
(4) A foster child shall
			 not be punished for bed-wetting or in the course of toilet training
			 activities.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-10 - Care of a foster child under age two

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster child under two years of age or
			 under thirty-five inches in height shall be provided with a full-sized crib
			 which meets the following requirements:
(1)
			 Crib slats shall be no more than two and three-eighths inches apart.
(2) Decorative cutout areas on crib end
			 panels which could entrap the head of a child are not permitted.
(3) Only cribs that are compliant with the
			 U.S. consumer product safety commission specifications shall be used.
(4) Each crib shall have a firm mattress
			 which is at least one and one-half inches thick and covered with a waterproof
			 material not dangerous to a child. The mattress shall fit close enough in the
			 frame so that there is no more than one inch between the mattress and the sides
			 of the crib.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-11 - Socialization and education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall allow privileges
			 and assign responsibilities to a foster child similar to those which would be
			 assigned to a family member of the foster caregiver who is of similar age and
			 functioning level.
(B) A foster
			 caregiver shall make arrangements with the placing agency for each school-age
			 foster child to attend a school which complies with the minimum standards as
			 prescribed by the state board of education and shall ensure that the foster
			 child attends school in accordance with the child care agreement. A foster
			 caregiver that provides home schooling for a foster child shall do so only with
			 the approval of the child's custodial agency. Any home schooling program used
			 by a foster caregiver shall be approved by the public school district in which
			 the caregiver resides and a copy of the approval shall be placed in the foster
			 home record.
(C) A foster caregiver
			 shall encourage a foster child to participate in the following activities as
			 appropriate to the child's age and functioning level:
(1) Community.
(2) School.
(3) Recreation.
(4) Cultural heritage.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-12 - Site and safety requirements for a foster home

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster home and all structures on the
			 grounds of the home shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary
			 condition and in a reasonable state of repair. A home
			 shall be a house, mobile home, housing unit or apartment occupied by an
			 individual or a family.
(1)
									A home is to be free of peeling or chipping
			 paint.
(2)
									If a potential lead hazard is identified, the
			 recommending agency is to make a referral to the appropriate
			 agency.