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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-40 - Supportive Services › Section 5101:2-40-06 - Kinship child care program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The kinship child
			 care program provides child care services to eligible kinship families.
								This temporary assistance for needy families (TANF)
			 non-assistance program is not part of the publicly funded child care
			 program.
(B)
								The following definitions are applicable to this rule
			 and supersede any conflicting definitions contained in rule
			 5101:2-1-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(1)
									"Custodian" has the same meaning as in section
			 5107.02 of the Revised Code,
			 which is an individual who has legal custody of a minor child or comparable
			 status over a minor child created by a court of competent jurisdiction in
			 another state.
(2)
									"Guardian" has the same meaning as in section
			 5107.02 of the Revised Code,
			 which is an individual that is granted authority by a probate court or a court
			 of competent jurisdiction in another state, to exercise parental rights over a
			 minor child to the extent provided in the court's order and subject to residual
			 parental rights of the minor child's parents.
(3)
									"Kinship
			 caregiver" has the same meaning as in section
			 5101.85 of the Revised Code,
			 which is any of the following who is eighteen years of age or older and is
			 caring for a child in place of the child's parents:
(a)
										The following
			 individuals related by blood or adoption to the child:
(i)
											Grandparents,
			 including grandparents with the prefix "great", "great-great", or
			 "great-great-great";
(ii)
											Siblings;
(iii)
											Aunts, uncles,
			 nephews, and nieces, including such relatives with the prefix "great",
			 "great-great", "grand", or "great-grand";
(iv)
											First cousins
			 and first cousins once removed.
(b)
										Stepparents and
			 stepsiblings of the child;
(c)
										Spouses and
			 former spouses of individuals named in paragraphs (B)(3)(a) and (B)(3)(b) of
			 this rule;
(d)
										A legal guardian of the child; or
(e)
										A legal custodian
			 of the child.
(4)
									"Kinship child" means a child being cared for by any
			 kinship caregiver pursuant to paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(3) of this
			 rule.
(5)
									"Kinship family" means the kinship caregiver, spouse of
			 the kinship caregiver, and all of the minor children for whom the kinship
			 caregiver and spouse of the kinship caregiver are responsible, and who reside
			 in the same household.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-40 - Supportive Services › Section 5101:2-40-10 - The Ohio kinship and adoption navigator (OhioKAN) program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The Ohio kinship and adoption navigator program
			 (OhioKAN) is a program designed to provide a resource for kinship and
			 post-adoptive families to assist them in learning about, finding, and using
			 programs and services to meet the needs of the children and youth they are
			 raising as well as the needs of the caregivers. The OhioKAN program is to
			 provide information and referral services and assistance obtaining support
			 services including, but not limited to:
(1)
									Publicly funded
			 child care;
(2)
									Respite care services, as defined in rule
			 5101:2-1-01
			 of the Administrative Code;
(3)
									Training related
			 to caring for special needs children; and
(4)
									Legal
			 services.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-04 - Authority to assume and retain custody of a child

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A public
			 children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) shall
			 place a child in a substitute care setting apart
			 from his parents, guardian, or custodian only if custody of the child has first
			 been assumed or retained by that agency. A PCSA or PCPA
			 with custody of a child may place the child(ren) with the parent in a substance
			 use disorder residential facility (SUD). A PCSA or PCPA may provide
			 placement services for a child through the direct placement of the child by his
			 parent, guardian, or custodian into a facility operated by the PCSA or
			 PCPA.
(B) A PCSA or PCPA may assume
			 or retain custody of a child through:
(1)
			 Temporary court order, including an ex parte emergency order, issued by a
			 juvenile court.
(2) Temporary
			 custody issued or extended by a juvenile court exercising jurisdiction pursuant
			 to section 2151.353,
			 2151.354,
			 2151.415, or
			 2151.417 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3) Execution of a JFS 01666
			 "Permanent Surrender of Child" (rev. 10/2013) in accordance with requirements
			 of rule
			 5101:2-42-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(4)
			 Permanent custody issued by a juvenile court exercising jurisdiction pursuant
			 to section 2151.353,
			 2151.354,
			 2151.414,
			 2151.415, or
			 2151.417 of the Revised
			 Code.
(5) Execution of a JFS 01645
			 "Agreement for Temporary Custody of Child" (rev. 4/2006) in accordance with
			 requirements of rules
			 5101:2-42-06
			 and
			 5101:2-42-08
			 of the Administrative Code.
(6)
			 Execution of another JFS 01645 for extension of temporary custody in accordance
			 with requirements of rules
			 5101:2-42-07
			 and
			 5101:2-42-08
			 of the Administrative Code.
(7)
			 Planned permanent living arrangement order issued by a juvenile court
			 exercising jurisdiction pursuant to division (A)(5) of section
			 2151.353 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-05 - Selection of a placement setting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When a child cannot remain in his or her
			 own home, the public children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing
			 agency (PCPA) shall explore both maternal and paternal relatives
			 including a non-custodial parent  regarding their
			 willingness and ability to assume temporary custody or guardianship of the
			 child. Unless it is not in the child's best interest, the PCSA or PCPA shall
			 explore the noncustodial parent before considering other
			 relatives.
(B) If a suitable
			 relative is not available to assume temporary custody, guardianship, or
			 placement, the PCSA or PCPA shall explore placement with a suitable nonrelative
			 who has a relationship with the child and/or family.
(C) The PCSA or PCPA shall only place
			 children:
(1) In homes of relative or
			 non-relatives approved by the PCSA or PCPA in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-42-18
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2) In
			 substitute care settings that are licensed, certified or approved by the agency
			 of the state having responsibility for licensing, certifying
			 or approving facilities of the type in which the child is placed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-06 - "Agreement for Temporary Custody of Child" (JFS 01645)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The JFS 01645 "Agreement for Temporary
			 Custody of Child"  is the sole
			 form prescribed by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS),
			 pursuant to section 5103.15 of the Revised Code. The
			 JFS 01645 is
			 to be utilized for all such agreements.
(B) Execution of the JFS 01645 creates the
			 status of temporary custody with a public children services agency (PCSA) or
			 private child placing agency (PCPA) for a specified time period subject to the
			 provisions of rule
			 5101:2-42-08 of the
			 Administrative Code. The agreement for temporary custody may be terminated at
			 the request of either party prior to expiration of the specified time
			 period.
(C) By execution of the JFS
			 01645, a PCSA or PCPA accepts the responsibilities as specified on the JFS
			 01645, in addition to any further responsibility imposed by law on one who
			 holds temporary custody of a child.
(D) By execution of the JFS 01645, a PCSA or
			 PCPA is given authority for action as specified on the JFS 01645, in addition
			 to any further responsibility prescribed by law to one who holds temporary
			 custody of a child.
(E) By
			 execution of the JFS 01645, the parent, guardian, or custodian accepts the
			 responsibility as specified on the JFS 01645, in addition to those imposed by
			 law.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-07 - Extension of "Agreement for Temporary Custody of Child" (JFS 01645)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The JFS 01645 "Agreement for Temporary
			 Custody of Child"  is the sole
			 form prescribed by the Ohio department of job and family services pursuant to
			 section 5103.15 of the Revised Code. The
			 JFS 01645 is
			 to be utilized for an original or additional thirty-day extension of an
			 agreement for temporary custody of a child.
(B) Court approval of the JFS 01645, either
			 for an original or additional extension extends the status of the agreement
			 with the public children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency
			 (PCPA) for the specified time period in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-42-08 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(C) An
			 extension of the temporary custody by agreement may be terminated at the
			 request of either party prior to expiration of the specified time period. The
			 PCSA or PCPA is to notify the court of such termination within
			 seven days.
(D) A PCSA or PCPA
			 is to
			 accept the responsibilities as specified on a court-approved JFS 01645, in
			 addition to any further responsibility imposed by law on one who holds
			 temporary custody of a child.
(E) A
			 PCSA or PCPA is given authority for action as specified on the court-approved
			 JFS 01645, in addition to any further responsibility imposed by law on one who
			 holds temporary custody of a child.
(F) The parent, guardian, or custodian,
			 accepts the responsibility as specified on the court- approved JFS 01645, in
			 addition to those imposed by law.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-08 - Acceptance of temporary custody by agreement and courtapproved extensions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Agreement for
			 temporary custody or an extension of the agreement may be accepted by a public
			 children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) only by
			 proper execution of the JFS 01645 "Agreement for Temporary Custody of Child"
			 (rev. 4/2006) and compliance with the conditions stated therein.
(B) For the purpose of this rule, the PCSA or
			 PCPA shall execute the JFS 01645 in the county in which the parent, guardian or
			 custodian has residence or legal settlement.
(C) Temporary custody by agreement shall be
			 accepted only from a child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(D) The JFS 01645 shall not be executed until
			 the PCSA or PCPA has completed all of the following:
(1) Evaluated the reason for the transfer of
			 temporary custody.
(2) Explored all
			 reasonable less drastic alternatives for the care of the child by his:
(a) Parent
(b) Non-custodial parent
(c) Guardian
(d) Custodian
(e) Relative, or
(f) Other interested nonrelative
(3) Determined that appropriate
			 placement resources are available for the child.
(4) Reviewed the JFS 01645 with the parent,
			 guardian, or custodian.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-09 - Acceptance of permanent custody by permanent surrender

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The parents,
			 guardian, or other persons having custody of a child may enter into an
			 agreement with a public children services agency (PCSA) or private child
			 placing agency (PCPA) to voluntarily surrender a child into the permanent
			 custody of an agency when there is mutual agreement that a permanent surrender
			 would be in the best interests of the child. The PCSA or PCPA shall use the JFS
			 01666 "Permanent Surrender of Child" (rev. 10/2013) when executing the
			 agreement. The JFS 01666 shall not be executed until at least seventy-two hours
			 after the birth of the child has elapsed.
(B) At least seventy-two hours prior to the
			 PCSA or PCPA execution of the JFS 01666, the assessor shall meet with the
			 parents, guardian or custodian of the child to do the
			 following:
(1) Discuss with the parents,
			 guardian, or custodian of the child other options available in lieu
			 of surrendering the child.
(2)
			 Advise the parents, guardian, or custodian of the child that
			 execution of a JFS 01666 will sever all parental rights to the child and will
			 terminate all residual parental rights, privileges and responsibilities as
			 defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3) Advise the parents,
			 guardian or custodian of the child that execution of a permanent
			 surrender must be approved by the juvenile court unless the JFS 01666 is
			 executed by a PCPA solely for the purpose of obtaining an adoption of a child
			 who is less than six months of age on the date that the agreement is
			 executed.
(4) Advise the parents,
			 guardian or custodian of the child of Ohio law regarding open
			 adoption and Ohio adoption procedures.
(5) Review, discuss and complete the JFS
			 01693 "Ohio Law and Adoption Materials" (rev. 5/2009). Only sections "I", "II",
			 and "III" need to be completed for a child over six months of age on the date
			 the JFS 01666 is executed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-12 - Assessment to determine child's placement into a qualified residential treatment program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For the purpose
			 of qualified residential treatment programs (QRTP), a qualified individual is a
			 trained professional or licensed clinician who:
(1)
									Is not connected
			 to or affiliated with any placement setting in which children could be
			 placed,
(2)
									Is trained to administer the assessment tool outlined
			 in paragraph (B) of this rule, with evidence of child and adolescent needs and
			 strengths (CANS) training and a current CANS certification kept in the
			 employee's file.
(3)
									Maintains objectivity with respect to determining the
			 most effective and appropriate placement for a child.
(4)
									Is knowledgeable
			 on local resources to support a child's ongoing needs.
(5)
									Meets one of the
			 following options:
(a)
										Is a title IV-E agency employee who is not in the chain
			 of command of the case oversight or placement decision-making.
(b)
										Is a local
			 service provider who enters into an agreement with the title IV-E agency. The
			 service provider cannot serve as the qualified individual if they are under
			 another title IV-E agency contract and their objectivity is
			 compromised.
(c)
										Is a title IV-E agency employee provided through an
			 established agreement with at least one other title IV-E
			 agency.
(d)
										Is employed by ODJFS and is not in the chain of command
			 of a fiscal or licensing bureau.
(e)
										Is a vendor
			 contracted by the state and is not in the chain of command of a fiscal or
			 licensing bureau.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-12.1 - Assessment for a child when a non-qualified residential treatment program meets qualified residential treatment program certification requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For each IV-E eligible child placed in
				a non-qualified residential treatment program (non-QRTP) on or after October 1,
				2021, the requirements outlined in rule 5101:2-42-12 of the Administrative Code
				are to be followed by the IV-E agency beginning with the effective date the
				non-QRTP has met the qualified residential treatment program (QRTP)
				certification requirements and is considered compliant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-18 - PCSA and PCPA approval of placements with relative and nonrelative substitute caregivers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A public children services agency (PCSA)
			 or private child placing agency (PCPA) having custody of a child, or upon
			 interstate request by a state with jurisdiction, may approve placement with the
			 following substitute caregivers in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-42-05
			 of the Administrative Code if the placement is determined to be in the child's
			 best interest and the substitute caregivers are not certified through the Ohio
			 department of job and family services:
(1) A
			 relative by blood, adoption, or marriage who, in accordance with sections
			 5103.02
			 and
			 5103.03
			 of the Revised Code, is exempt from certification and who is being considered
			 as a substitute caregiver; or
(2) A
			 nonrelative who has a relationship with the child and/or family and who, in
			 accordance with section
			 5153.161
			 of the Revised Code, is a qualified non-relative.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-18.2 - Kinship support program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The kinship
			 support program (KSP) is available to eligible kinship caregivers to provide
			 financial payments for the placement of children in the kinship caregiver's
			 home. The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to coordinate
			 and administer the program pursuant to section
			 5101.881
			 of the Revised Code and provide payments in accordance with section
			 5101.885 of
			 the Revised Code to the extent funds are appropriated and allocated for this
			 purpose.
(B)
								"Kinship caregiver" has the same meaning as in section
			 5101.85
			 of the Revised Code, which is any of the following who is eighteen years of age
			 or older and is caring for a child in place of the child's parents.
(1)
									Individuals
			 related by blood or adoption to the child including:
(a)
										Grandparents,
			 including grandparents with the prefix "great," "great-great," or
			 "great-great-great."
(b)
										Siblings.
(c)
										Aunts, uncles,
			 nephews, and nieces, including such relatives with the prefix "great,"
			 "great-great," "grand," or "great-grand."
(d)
										First cousins and
			 first cousins once removed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-19.1 - Requirements for independent living arrangements for independent living youth in custody

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The public children services agency
			 (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) may place a
			 youth in its custody who is at least sixteen years of
			 age in an independent living arrangement, when appropriate.
			 For youth aged sixteen or seventeen years of age, the
			 placement must be a supervised or semi-supervised independent living
			 setting. The PCPA making such arrangements shall be certified by the Ohio
			 department of job and family services (ODJFS) pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-5-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
			 The PCSA or PCPA shall assure that a youth's independent living arrangement
			 meets the following standards:
(1) All
			 associated structures are maintained in a safe state of repair and inspected
			 annually by a certified fire inspector or the state fire marshall.
(2) The dwelling is safely and adequately
			 heated, lighted and ventilated. Unvented kerosene heaters shall not be used,
			 unless the heater has been approved by "Underwriter's Laboratory (
www.ul.com
)."
(3) Firearms or other projectile weapons and
			 ammunition are not on the premises.
(4) An operating telephone is
			 accessible.
(5) The bathroom and
			 toilet facilities are located within the building, connected to an indoor
			 plumbing system and are operable.
(6) Garbage is disposed of on a regular basis
			 and outside garbage is stored in covered containers or closed bags.
(7) Operable smoke alarms approved by
			 "Underwriter's Laboratory" are on each level of occupancy.
(8) A portable chemical fire extinguisher is
			 maintained in the cooking area and is operable.
(9) A written emergency procedure is in place
			 that assures the youth will have twenty-four hour access to staff familiar with
			 his or her situation.
(10) No more
			 than five youth reside in the home. Each youth shall be provided with a bed of
			 his or her own with no more than two youth to a bedroom.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-60 - Placement services for infants of incarcerated mothers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Public children
			 services agencies (PCSA) are responsible for establishing policies and
			 procedures for service coordination with correctional facilities and hospitals
			 on behalf of infants born to women who are incarcerated.
(B) Upon notification by the correctional
			 facility that postnatal services will be needed, the PCSA in the county in
			 which the woman was a resident at the time of incarceration, or if not an Ohio
			 resident, the PCSA in the county in which the woman was charged or sentenced
			 shall:
(1) Conduct an assessment of the person
			 or persons recommended by the incarcerated woman and provide a copy of the
			 recommendation of approval or non-approval to the correctional facility.
(a) In the case of the child's father, the
			 PCSA shall conduct a parent assessment in accordance with agency
			 policy.
(b) In the case of a
			 relative or non-relative caregiver, the PCSA shall conduct a home assessment in
			 accordance with rule
			 5101:2-42-18 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-64 - Preplacement services

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each PCSA or PCPA shall provide or
			 arrange preplacement services to the child and his or her parent, guardian, or
			 custodian when substitute care placement of the child is to occur. Preplacement
			 services shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Counseling the child and his or her
			 parent, guardian, or custodian regarding feelings of separation.
(2) Establishing communication between the
			 PCSA or PCPA, the child, and his or her parent, guardian, or
			 custodian.
(3) Arranging at least
			 one preplacement visit with the caregiver.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-65 - Caseworker visits and contacts with children in substitute care

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The public children services agency
			 (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) that holds custody of a child
			 is to
			 comply with the provisions set forth in this rule regarding caseworker visits
			 and contacts with the child and the substitute caregivers to ensure the child's
			 safety and well-being, and to assess whether the placement and services
			 continue to meet the child's needs in accordance with the case plan.
(B) Visits and contacts
			 are to
			 be conducted by a caseworker within the PCSA or PCPA that has full
			 responsibility for case planning and case management of the child's case.
(1) If the caseworker responsible for the
			 child's case is unable to complete the visit, the caseworker completing the
			 visit is
			 to document in the child's case the reason someone other than the
			 assigned caseworker visited the child.
(2) The caseworker assigned to the child's
			 case is
			 to complete the majority of the required monthly visits.
(3) The PCSA or PCPA, as part of a managed
			 care agreement as defined in rule
			 5101:2-1-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, may contract with another agency to have the managed care
			 caseworker assume responsibility for the child's case and caseworker visits
			 required by this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-65.1 - Exit interviews when a child in custody leaves an out of home placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The 
								title IV-E
			 agency or private child placing agency (PCPA) that holds custody of a
			 child shall conduct a face to face exit interview with every child age five and
			 older, as developmentally appropriate, within seven days after the child's exit
			 from each foster care placement.
(1) The information
			 gathered during the interview shall be dependent on the age and developmental
			 level of the child. The interviewer's observations and any information to
			 explain the child's responses shall be recorded on the JFS 01678 "Foster Care
			 Exit Interview."
(2) If the child
			 alleges abuse, neglect or any maltreatment during the exit interview, the
			 interviewer shall make a report in accordance with section
			 2151.421 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-66 - Administrative procedures for comprehensive health care for children in placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The early and periodic screening,
			 diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) program is a federally mandated program of
			 comprehensive preventive health services available to medicaid-eligible
			 individuals from birth through age twenty years. In Ohio, the program is called
			 healthchek and is administered by the county department of job and family
			 services (CDJFS). A healthchek screening examination or its equivalent
			 constitutes comprehensive health care for all children in placement.
(B) The public children services agency
			 (PCSA), private child placing agency (PCPA) or private noncustodial agency
			 (PNA) shall develop written interagency procedures to implement comprehensive
			 health care for children in placement between the CDJFS and custody holding
			 agency, if applicable. Interagency procedures shall include a tracking
			 to document the substitute caregiver has been informed
			 of healthchek services and transportation services and the substitute caregiver
			 has been provided a copy of the ODM 03528 "Healthchek and Pregnancy Related
			 Services Information Sheet" (rev. 3/2018).
(C) The PCSA,
			 PCPA or PNA shall review and amend the interagency procedures developed
			 pursuant to paragraph (B) of this rule, as needed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-66 - Administrative procedures for comprehensive health care for children in placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The early and
			 periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) program is a federally
			 mandated program of comprehensive preventive health services available to
			 medicaid-eligible individuals from birth through age twenty years. In Ohio, the
			 program is called healthchek and is administered by the county department of
			 job and family services (CDJFS). A healthchek screening examination or its
			 equivalent constitutes comprehensive health care for all children in
			 placement.
(B) The public children
			 services agency (PCSA), private child placing agency (PCPA) or private
			 noncustodial agency (PNA) 
								is to develop written interagency procedures to
			 implement comprehensive health care for children in placement between the CDJFS
			 and custody holding agency, if applicable. Interagency procedures
			 
								are to
			 include 
								documentation that the substitute caregiver has
			 been informed of healthchek services and transportation services and the
			 substitute caregiver has been provided a copy of the ODM 03528 "Healthchek and
			 Pregnancy Related Services Information Sheet."
(C) The PCSA, PCPA or PNA
			 
								is to
			 review and amend the interagency procedures developed pursuant to paragraph (B)
			 of this rule, as needed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-66.1 - Comprehensive health care for children in placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The public children services agency
			 (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) is to coordinate
			 comprehensive health care for each child in its care or custody who enters into
			 substitute care or has a placement change. In coordinating comprehensive health
			 care, the PCSA or PCPA 
								is to arrange for health care from the child's
			 existing and previous medical providers as well as involve the parent,
			 guardian, or custodian in the planning and delivery of health care
			 services.
(B) If applicable, when
			 petitioning for custody, the PCSA or PCPA is to determine
			 whether the parent, guardian or custodian has health care insurance and / or
			 financial resources to provide comprehensive health care.
(1) If insurance or financial resources are
			 available, the PCSA or PCPA is to request financial support.
(2) If insurance or financial resources are
			 not available, the PCSA or PCPA is to assess the child's eligibility for medicaid,
			 Title IV-E, supplemental security income (SSI), or other assistance programs.
			 Unless an application for Title IV-E has been submitted, the PCSA or PCPA
			 is to
			 apply for medicaid on behalf of the child no later than thirty days after the
			 date of the child's placement into substitute care.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-66.2 - Documentation of comprehensive health care for children in placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The custodial public children services
			 agency (PCSA), private child placing agency (PCPA) , and private noncustodial
			 agency (PNA) shall document and maintain in the case record a record of
			 physical health examinations, developmental and psychological assessments, and
			 treatment for each child in the care or custody of a PCSA, PCPA, or PNA
			 pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-5-10 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B) A record
			 of a child's health information may be collected from a variety of sources,
			 including but not limited to:
(1) The child's
			 parent, caregiver, guardian, other relative(s) or other responsible adult
			 familiar with the child's health history;
(2) The child, if age-appropriate;
(3) Medical providers;
(4) Mental health providers;
(5) Medical records;
(6) School personnel and records;
(7) County family and children first
			 council;
(8) Early intervention
			 coordinators;
(9) PCSA, PCPA, or
			 PNA case records;
(10)
									 Medicaid
			 managed care plan; and
(11) Other social
			 service agency personnel and records.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-66.2 - Documentation of comprehensive health care for children in placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The custodial
			 public children services agency (PCSA), private child placing agency (PCPA),
			 and private noncustodial agency (PNA) 
								is to document and maintain in the case record a
			 record of physical health examinations, developmental and psychological
			 assessments, and treatment for each child in the care or custody of a PCSA,
			 PCPA, or PNA pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-5-10 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(B) A record
			 of a child's health information may be collected from a variety of sources,
			 including but not limited to:
(1) The child's
			 parent, caregiver, guardian, other relative(s) or other responsible adult
			 familiar with the child's health history;
(2) The child, if age-appropriate;
(3) Medical providers;
(4) Mental health providers;
(5) Medical records;
(6) School personnel and records;
(7) County family and children first
			 council;
(8) Early intervention
			 coordinators;
(9) PCSA, PCPA, or
			 PNA case records;
(10) Medicaid
			 managed care plan; and
(11) Other
			 social service agency personnel and records.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-67 - Preparation of lifebook

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When a child remains in substitute care
			 for longer than six months, the public children services agency (PCSA) or
			 private child placing agency (PCPA) shall begin to prepare a lifebook. The
			 lifebook shall be updated every six months so long as the child remains in
			 substitute care and shall include, but not limited to, the following
			 information:
(1) Information regarding the
			 child's birth.
(2) Information
			 regarding the birth parent and birth family.
(3) The child's developmental
			 milestones.
(4) Information on
			 placements.
(5) The child's
			 education history.
(6) Any sports
			 and hobbies in which the child is involved.
(7) The child's medical history.
(8) Photos.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-68 - Necessity for continued substitute care placement: court reviews and hearing requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each public children services agency
			 (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) shall determine the necessity for
			 continued substitute care placement of each child, whether the child's custody
			 is by agreement or court commitment or whether the child's custody status is
			 temporary or permanent. The agency shall conduct a case review and assess the
			 need for continued substitute care placement no later than every three months
			 after whichever activities occur first as outlined in rule
			 5101:2-38-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B) In the case of
			 any child maintained in excess of thirty days in an emergency shelter care
			 facility, the PCSA or PCPA shall determine and document in the child's case
			 record the specific efforts undertaken to achieve a more appropriate placement
			 for the child and the anticipated time frame for achieving such a placement.
			 Documentation shall be completed promptly after each succeeding thirty day
			 period as long as the child remains in an emergency shelter care
			 facility.
(C) For children in
			 temporary custody, the PCSA or PCPA shall
			 determine whether the:
(1) Continued
			 substitute care placement is not needed because:
(a) The child's vulnerability, if returned to
			 his or her own home, to the conditions of abuse, neglect or dependency has
			 diminished, and
(b) The child's
			 parent, guardian or custodian is able to show a protective capacity to the
			 child and the child's needs.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-70 - Provision of services to unmarried minor parents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The public
			 children services agency (PCSA) shall provide or arrange for the provision of
			 services to any unmarried minor female who meets both of the following:
(1) Is adjudicated as an abused, neglected or
			 dependent child.
(2) Is pregnant or
			 has delivered a child.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-71 - Approval of adult-supervised living arrangements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An adult-supervised living arrangement
			 means a family setting approved, licensed, or certified by the Ohio department
			 of job and family services (ODJFS), the 
								Ohio
			 department of mental health and addiction services (OMHAS), the Ohio
			 department of developmental disabilities (ODODD), the Ohio department of youth
			 services (ODYS), a public children services agency (PCSA), a private child
			 placing agency (PCPA), or a private noncustodial agency (PNA) which assumes
			 responsibility for the care and control of a pregnant minor, unmarried minor
			 parent, or child of a minor parent. An adult-supervised living arrangement
			 includes the following:
(1) A foster home
			 certified by ODJFS pursuant to Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-7 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(2) A family setting
			 which has been approved by a PCSA, PCPA or PNA, pursuant to the procedures
			 contained in paragraph (C) of this rule which:
(a) Provides the unmarried minor parent,
			 pregnant minor, or child of a minor parent with supportive services, including
			 counseling, guidance and supervision.
(b) Is maintained by a person age eighteen or
			 older who assumes responsibility for the care and control of the unmarried
			 minor parent, pregnant minor, or child of a minor parent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-87 - Termination of substitute care and custody of a child

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each public
			 children services agency (PCSA) shall determine the necessity for continuing or
			 terminating custody of a child in a legally authorized
			 placement for thirty days or more, whether the child's custody is by
			 agreement or court order or whether the child's custody status is temporary or
			 permanent. The agency shall assess the need for continued custody at least
			 every three months from date of initial placement and at each semiannual
			 administrative review by completing the
			 following:
(1)
									The case review pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-38-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2)
									The "Reunification Assessment" pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-37-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Consider whether supportive services can
			 provide adequate protection for the child if he or she were returned to his or
			 her own home under a court order of protective supervision, or the agency's
			 involvement is no longer deemed necessary and termination is sought.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-88 - Requirements when a child in substitute care disrupts or is missing from placement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When there is a disruption of a child's
			 substitute care placement, the public children services agency (PCSA) or
			 private child placing agency (PCPA) shall address and document in the child and
			 caregiver's case record the following information:
(1) Length of time the child was in the
			 particular substitute care setting.
(2) Circumstances which led to the child's
			 removal.
(3) Any efforts to
			 maintain the placement, including supportive services offered to the child and
			 caregiver.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-89 - Private child placing agency procedures when a child in agency custody dies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) If a child in the temporary custody or a
			 planned permanent living arrangement of a  private child placing agency
			 (PCPA) dies, the  PCPA shall:
(1) Notify the public
			 children services agency (PCSA) and the law enforcement agency with
			 jurisdiction within one hour of its knowledge of the child's death
			 .
(2) Contact the parent, guardian or custodian
			 within one hour of its knowledge of the child's death.
(3) Complete the JFS 01987 "Child Fatality
			 Report Face Sheet" (rev. 5/2019) and send it to the Ohio department of
			 job and family services (ODJFS) within five working days after receiving the
			 report. The JFS 01987 shall be sent electronically as directed by the JFS
			 01987I "Instructions for completing JFS 01987 child fatality report face sheet"
			 (rev.
			 5/2019).
(4) Assist the family in planning funeral
			 arrangements, if requested.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-90 - Information to be provided to children, caregivers, school districts and juvenile courts

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When a public children services agency
			 (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) holds custody of a child and
			 plans to place the child into a substitute care setting or respite care
			 setting, the PCSA or PCPA shall share information with the caregivers in
			 accordance with paragraphs (B), (C), and (D) of this rule to allow them to make
			 an informed decision regarding whether they can care for the child.
(B) The PCSA or PCPA shall share the
			 information identified in paragraphs (C)(1) to (C) (9) of this rule with the
			 caregivers:
(1) Within ninety-six hours of
			 either an emergency placement or change in the case plan in accordance with
			 section
			 2151.31
			 or
			 2151.412 of the
			 Revised Code.
(2) Or prior to
			 placing the child.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-92 - Visitation for child in temporary custody

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each public children services agency
			 (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) shall arrange for and provide
			 each child in temporary custody, whether custody is by agreement or commitment,
			 an opportunity for regular and frequent visitation with his parent, guardian or
			 custodian. Such visitation schedule shall be developed in accordance with the
			 requirements of this rule and contained in the case plan as required by rule
			 5101:2-38-05
			 of the Administrative Code, if applicable for the PCSAs and rules
			 5101:2-38-06
			 and
			 5101:2-38-07
			 of the Administrative Code for the PCPA.
(B) The PCSA or PCPA shall consult with the
			 parent, guardian, or custodian, child, when age-appropriate, and other service
			 providers, when applicable, in developing the plan for visits. The PCSA or PCPA
			 shall address the following criteria for planning the visits.
(1) Frequency of the visits shall be based
			 on:
(a) The attitudes and feelings between the
			 child and parent, guardian, or custodian in the present relationship.
(b) The case plan goal.
(c) The need to maintain or enhance the
			 bonding relationship between the parent, guardian, or custodian and
			 child.
(d) What is determined to be
			 in the child's best interest, and is conducive to the child's physical and
			 emotional well-being.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-42 - Substitute Care › Section 5101:2-42-93 - Change of placement or visitation plan prior to journalization of case plan

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When a child's placement or visitation
			 plan has been specified by a court order, or the court has ordered that no
			 change in the child's placement can occur without the court's approval, the
			 public children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA)
			 shall file a motion to modify such an order and receive court approval prior to
			 effecting a change in the child's placement or visitation plan. Such motion to
			 modify may be filed and court approval obtained after the change in placement
			 or visitation plan only where there exists reasonable cause to believe the
			 child is in immediate danger of serious harm by reason of the current placement
			 or visitation plan. In such an emergency, the motion to modify must be filed or
			 court approval obtained within seven days after the change in placement or
			 visitation plan occurs.
(B) When a
			 child's placement or visitation plan is not the subject of a court order
			 described in paragraph (A) of this rule, the PCSA or PCPA shall provide written
			 notice to the parent, guardian, or custodian and guardian ad litem of the
			 opportunity for a review to be conducted by the PCSA or PCPA prior to effecting
			 a change in the child's placement or visitation plan or shall obtain advance
			 court approval of the change pursuant to court action pursuant to division (B)
			 of section
			 2151.33
			 or division (B)(4) of section
			 2151.35
			 of the Revised Code. Such notice and review may occur after the change as
			 identified in paragraph (C) of this rule. Such notice shall, at a minimum,
			 advise of:
(1) The proposed action and reasons
			 for that action.
(2) The date of
			 the proposed action, unless the parent agrees to an earlier date.
(3) The opportunity for a review and the
			 method by which such review can be requested.
(4) The time within which the review must be
			 requested.