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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-13 - Foster home certificate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster home shall be recommended for
			 certification by only one recommending agency at a time.
(B) The determination of the specific number,
			 age, and sex of children to be placed in a particular foster home is a joint
			 responsibility of the foster caregiver and the recommending agency based on the
			 agency's assessment of the foster caregiver's capability and physical
			 facilities as required in Chapter 5101:2-7 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C) Nothing in Chapter
			 5101:2-7 of the Administrative Code shall be construed as requiring an agency
			 to make or to continue the placement of any child with any foster caregiver
			 solely because of the presence of a current certificate.
(D) A foster home shall not accept a child
			 into care directly from a parent, another certified agency or other legally
			 approved placement source without the participation and agreement of the
			 recommending agency.
(E) If the
			 applicants are married to each other, the foster home certificate shall be in
			 the legal names of both spouses residing in the home.
(F) A transfer of a foster home certificate
			 from one agency to another shall be completed in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-5-31
			 of the Administrative Code.
(G) A
			 foster caregiver shall terminate the certificate within thirty days of
			 their
			 residence being licensed, regulated, approved, operated under the direction of,
			 or otherwise certified by any of the following:
(1) The department of mental health and
			 addiction services.
(2) A community
			 alcohol, drug addiction and mental health board.
(3) The department of developmental
			 disabilities.
(4) A county board of
			 developmental disabilities.
(5) The
			 health department.
(6) A juvenile
			 court.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-14 - Required notification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver shall notify the
			 recommending agency in writing prior to allowing any person to reside for more
			 than two weeks in the foster home.
(B) A foster caregiver shall notify the
			 recommending agency within one hour of the caregiver gaining the knowledge of
			 any of the following circumstances involving a foster child:
(1) A serious injury or illness involving
			 medical treatment of a foster child.
(2) The death of a foster child.
(3) Unauthorized absence of a foster child
			 from the home.
(4) Removal
			 or an attempted removal of a foster child from
			 the home by any person or agency other than the placing agency.
(5) Any involvement of a foster child with
			 law enforcement authorities.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-14 - Required notification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster
			 caregiver 
								is
			 to notify the recommending agency in writing prior to allowing any person
			 to reside for more than two weeks in the foster home.
(B) A foster caregiver
			 
								is to
			 notify the recommending agency within one hour of the caregiver gaining the
			 knowledge of any of the following circumstances involving a foster child:
(1) A serious injury or illness involving
			 medical treatment of a foster child.
(2) The death of a foster child.
(3) Unauthorized absence of a foster child
			 from the home.
(4) Removal or an
			 attempted removal of a foster child from the home by any person or agency other
			 than the placing agency.
(5) Any
			 involvement of a foster child with law enforcement authorities.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-15 - Transportation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 A foster caregiver is to ensure:
(1)
			 Any person transporting a foster child in a motor vehicle shall be licensed to
			 drive that class of vehicle.
(2)
			 Any vehicle not owned or leased by the foster caregiver that is used to
			 transport a foster child shall be maintained in a safe condition according to
			 state laws.
(3)
									Any vehicle owned or leased by the foster caregiver is
			 to be reliable, legal and safe for transportation with safety restraints, as
			 appropriate for the child.
(a)
										Reliable transportation includes a properly maintained
			 vehicle or access to reliable public transportation.
(b)
										Legal
			 transportation includes having a valid driving license, insurance and
			 registration as appropriate.
(c)
										Safe
			 transportation includes safety restraints and allowing arrangements with family
			 friends and teen household members as appropriate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-16 - Additional requirements for a treatment foster caregiver and a treatment foster home

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A treatment foster caregiver initially
			 certified after August 21, 2008 shall meet at least one of the following
			 requirements:
(1) A minimum of three hundred
			 sixty-five days of caring for a foster child in placement as a certified foster
			 caregiver.
(2) A minimum of sixty
			 hours of training in a classroom setting that complies with the following:
(a) For an applicant the training shall be
			 completed within twenty-four months prior to the date of
			  initial certification as a
			 specialized caregiver.
(b) For a
			 certified caregiver the training shall be completed within twenty-four months
			 of the certified caregiver's written intent to upgrade their certification if
			 the caregiver does not meet the requirement in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
(c) The training shall relate to
			 children with special or exceptional needs as defined in rule
			 5101:2-47-18
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3) A minimum of five years cumulative
			 experience caring for a child in the home of the foster caregiver or applicant
			 on a daily basis.
(4) A minimum of
			 one year of cumulative experience caring for a child who has special or
			 exceptional needs as defined in rule
			 5101:2-47-18
			 of the Administrative Code in the home of the foster caregiver or applicant on
			 a daily basis.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care › Section 5101:2-7-17 - Additional requirements for a foster caregiver for medically fragile children and a medically fragile foster home

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A foster caregiver for medically fragile
			 children shall have at least two years of experience caring for medically
			 fragile children or the equivalent medically fragile child care experience,
			 education or training as determined by the recommending agency. This
			 requirement shall not apply to a foster caregiver certified prior to January 1,
			 2003.
(B) Each foster caregiver for
			 medically fragile children shall successfully complete the number of hours of
			 preplacement and continuing training specified in the recommending agency's
			 training policy for medically fragile foster homes required pursuant to rules
			 5101:2-5-13
			 and
			 5101:2-5-33
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C)
			 Each foster caregiver for medically fragile children is a member of the
			 treatment team and shall help develop and implement the service plan for each
			 child as prescribed by the recommending agency.
(D) Occupancy limitations for a medically
			 fragile foster home.
(1) With the exception of
			 the provisions of paragraph (D)(2) of this rule, a foster caregiver for
			 medically fragile children may provide foster care for not more than five
			 foster children, two of whom may have intensive needs requiring their placement
			 in a medically fragile foster home.
(a) Any
			 exceptions to the number of medically fragile foster children to be served,
			 must have specific justification in accordance with the agency's policy for
			 matching foster children and foster caregivers for medically fragile children
			 pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-5-13
			 of the Administrative Code.
(b) The
			 justification, which may include the need to place a sibling group, or the
			 abilities of a particular family in relation to the intensive needs of a
			 particular child, shall be documented in the child's case record and in the
			 medically fragile foster home record.
(c) If more than two medically fragile foster
			 children are placed in a medically fragile foster home, all agencies holding
			 custody of any other children placed in the home shall be notified by the
			 recommending agency of the foster home within seventy-two hours of
			 placement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-02 - Staffing requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When children are present during waking
			 hours in a residential facility living unit, there is to be at
			 least one child care staff person for each ten children. Child care staff
			 is to be
			 on duty providing supervision to children where two or more children are
			 congregated to ensure an appropriate level of supervision of all areas of the
			 facility considering the ages and functioning levels of children in
			 care.
(B) Child care staff
			 is to
			 provide supervision within sight or sound of the child or pursuant to the level
			 of supervision specified in the child's service plan. A child may be left alone
			 or unsupervised only in accordance with the service plan of that
			 child.
(C) At least one child care
			 staff person for every five infants or toddlers is to be present
			 in a residential parenting facility to provide care and supervision to children
			 in the absence of teenage mothers.
(D) A residential parenting facility
			 will not
			 permit a teenage mother to provide care or supervision to any child other than
			 her own in the absence of the child's mother or child care staff.
(E) A children's residential center (CRC) or
			 residential parenting facility is to have at least one awake child care staff person
			 in each living unit where children are present during nighttime sleeping
			 hours.
(F) Staff members at a
			 residential facility will not have overnight guests in the facility except
			 for the children of live-in staff
			 members, who have resided in the home and are under the age of
			 twenty-two.
(G) In accordance with
			 rule 5101:2-5-09.1 of the
			 Administrative Code, a criminal records check and
			 background check
								is to be requested for each person eighteen years of
			 age or older that resides with the staff members in a residential
			 facility.
(H) A JFS 01653 "Medical
			 Statement for Foster Care/Adoptive Applicant and All Household Members"
			 is to be
			 completed for each person eighteen years of age or older that resides with the
			 staff members in a residential facility.
(I) Children of staff members and children of
			 residents living in a residential facility are to be
			 counted in all child care staff ratios.
(J) Each residential facility
			 is to
			 have a written work schedule including provisions for use of relief staff, and
			 a backup plan for emergency relief staff.
(K) A residential facility
			 is to
			 have at least one child care staff on site who is:
(1) Trained in the reasonable and prudent
			 parent standard as described in division (C) of section
			 5103.162 of the Revised
			 Code.
(2) Designated to make
			 decisions involving the participation of a child in age appropriate or
			 developmentally appropriate activities.
(3) Designated to be the caregiver authorized
			 to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-03 - Staff development and evaluation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall provide each
			 child care staff person with a minimum of twenty hours of orientation within
			 the first thirty days after the date of hire. The training required by this
			 paragraph may be conducted outside the residential facility. Regular ongoing
			 duties of an employee, including casework supervision and consultation, shall
			 not be counted toward the requirements of this paragraph.
(1) If a training is conducted outside the
			 residential facility, the training shall include a transfer of learning
			 component prior to or following the training.
(2) The transfer of learning component may
			 include a pretest, a posttest, or a discussion following the
			 training.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-04 - General maintenance of a residential facility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All structures, grounds, furnishings or
			 equipment used by or located on the grounds of a residential facility shall be
			 continually maintained in good repair and in clean condition.
(B) All rooms, corridors, and stairways
			 inside a residential facility shall be equipped with operable electric
			 illumination.
(C) Each residential
			 facility shall have working exterior electrical illumination for operable
			 entrances and stairways to occupied buildings.
(D) A residential facility shall have a
			 continuous supply of clean drinking water. If the residential facility's water
			 supply is not obtained from a municipal water supply, a water district water
			 supply or a vendor of bottled water, the facility's water supply shall be
			 tested and approved by a municipal or county health department or by the Ohio
			 department of health within twelve months prior
			 to initial certification 
								and annually thereafter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-07 - Emergency planning and preparedness

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each residential facility shall develop
			 and implement a set of written procedures for staff and residents to follow in
			 emergencies and disasters. These procedures shall be  approved by, a
			 local or state fire inspector, and shall include specific instructions and
			 procedures for the evacuation of buildings, the assignment of staff during
			 emergencies, and a contingency plan for the care of residents who have been
			 evacuated. If the residential facility cares for children who are physically or
			 emotionally handicapped, the facility emergency procedures shall further
			 include specific instructions as to the evacuation of these children.
(B) Each residential facility shall ensure
			 that all staff and children are familiar with its emergency
			 procedures.
(C) Each residential
			 facility shall, in consultation with state or local fire personnel, develop,
			 and implement, a calendar of periodic fire drills and emergency evacuations at
			 varying times and shifts. A log of all such drills or evacuations shall be
			 maintained. The evacuation plan shall be approved by a fire inspector and
			 clearly posted in each facility so that it may be easily seen by all children .
			 Fire drills shall occur at least once each month or in accordance with the
			 calendar of periodic drills developed with fire personnel.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-08 - Fire safety

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall secure a JFS
			 01200 "Fire Inspection Report Child Care Facilities Licensed/Certified by the
			 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services" (rev. 02/2015) fire
			 safety approval or other form used for a local or state fire inspection in each
			 of the following instances:
(1) Within six
			 months prior to initial certification.
(2) At the time of any major modification or
			 alteration of any existing structure, unless the structure will no longer be in
			 use and is inaccessible to children.
(3) Not more than twelve months following the
			 date of the previous inspection.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-09 - Emergency medical plan and first aid supplies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall have a
			 written medical emergency plan which shall include:
(1) Current emergency telephone numbers for
			 fire, emergency squad, police, poison control, and security services.
(2) Locations of first aid supplies.
(a) There shall be first aid supplies in each
			 residential living unit, in each building used 
										by children and in
			 each vehicle used, owned, leased or rented by the residential facility to
			 transport children.
(b) All first
			 aid supplies shall be stored in closed containers and shall be accessible to
			 staff at all times.
(3)
			 General instructions for medical emergencies including supervision of children
			 during the emergency.
(4) General
			 instructions in case of illness of a child.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-10 - Storage of hazardous materials

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each residential facility shall maintain
			 onsite only those poisonous, toxic, or flammable materials and substances that
			 are used to maintain the residential facility.
(B) Poisonous and toxic materials and
			 substances shall be:
(1)
									
			 Stored in accordance with the manufacturer's storage instructions in locked
			 storage spaces separate and apart from food.
(2)
									Clearly
			 labeled.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-11 - Admissions and admissions log

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall develop a
			 written admissions policy specifying the type of child who will be accepted
			 into the facility and the conditions under which a child would not be accepted.
			 A residential facility shall not accept into care any child who does not meet
			 the facility's policy or the facility's certified capacity, age and gender
			 criteria. No residential facility shall admit adults as residents into the
			 facility.
(B) A facility may admit
			 a specific child who does not meet the agency's age limitation policy if the
			 facility, in conjunction with a court, determines it will be able to meet the
			 child's needs and the placement will not have a detrimental effect on the
			 current population of children specified in the agency's policy.
(C) If a current resident of the facility
			 reaches age eighteen and is expected to graduate by his or her nineteenth
			 birthday, the facility may allow the resident to remain as a resident until
			 graduation.
(D) A residential
			 facility 
								will not admit any child under the age of six years
			 except:
(1) If the child is at least four
			 years of age and is part of a sibling group being admitted to the residential
			 facility where at least one of the members of the sibling group is six years of
			 age or older. Placement of such child under the age of six years shall not
			 exceed fourteen days.
(2) If the
			 child is the child of a teenage mother being admitted with the child's parent
			 to a residential parenting facility.
(3) If the child is admitted into a
			 children's crisis care facility in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-9-36 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(4)
									If the child is admitted into a residential infant care
			 center in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-9-43 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-12 - Service plans

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The service plan shall be developed in
			 writing and approved within thirty days before or after a child's or teenage
			 mother's admission to the residential facility.
(1) The following shall be invited to be
			 involved in the development and implementation of the service plan:
(a) The child as appropriate to age and
			 functioning level.
(b) The
			 individual or agency that placed the child.
(c) The guardian ad litem and probation
			 officer if applicable.
(d) Staff
			 members who provide direct care, counseling, group work, recreation, education
			 and health services and other service providers if applicable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-14 - Medications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Upon admission
			 to a residential facility the staff of the facility shall document any
			 currently prescribed medications for the child in accordance with rule
			 5101:2-42-66.2 of the Administrative Code.
(B) In consultation with the child's licensed
			 health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, staff of each residential
			 facility shall document each child's current regimen of medication:
(1) At the time of each semi-annual
			 administrative case review.
(2) As
			 often as directed and authorized by the child's
			 licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs
			 . A "licensed health
			 professional authorized to prescribe drugs" has the same meaning as defined in
			 section 4729.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-15 - Residential facility handbook for residents and their families

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall have a
			 handbook for residents and their families. This handbook shall be written in
			 simple language and shall summarize the information included in the residential
			 facility statement of purpose and program. In addition the handbook
			 
								is to
			 contain, but is not limited to:
(1)
									
									Rules
			 and expectations for residents.
(2) Visiting hours and visitation and
			 communication policies pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-5-13 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(3) The role
			 and responsibility of the family in the care and treatment of the
			 child.
(4) A complaint procedure
			 for the resident and family pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-9-24 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(5) An
			 explanation of the procedure to report alleged child abuse or neglect to the
			 local PCSA or law enforcement agency.
(6)
									
									The foster youth
			 bill of rights as contained in rule
			 5101:2-5-35 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(7)
									Contact information for the Ohio youth ombudsman and
			 information on how to make a complaint to the Ohio youth ombudsman. This
			 information is to include the phone number and online complaint form for the
			 Ohio youth ombudsman along with procedures for the resident to have private
			 access to a phone or computer for the purpose of contacting the Ohio youth
			 ombudsman.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-16 - Visiting and communications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall develop
			 procedures to ensure that arrangements for visitation and communication between
			 the child and family or friends are consistent with the case plan and that such
			 arrangements are documented in the service plan.
(B) A residential facility shall allow a
			 child to send and receive mail  subject only to the
			 residential facility's rules regarding contraband and directives from the
			 child's legal custodian when such rules and directives do not conflict with
			 federal postal regulations. A residential facility shall not open or read a
			 child's mail unless specified in the child's case plan and/or service plan and
			 approved by the child's custodian. A residential facility may require the child
			 to open mail in front of a staff person if contraband is suspected and empty
			 the package or envelope.
(C) A
			 residential facility shall, in accordance with the service plan, allow a child
			 access to a telephone which will permit the child to make and receive
			 calls.
(D) A residential facility
			 shall, in accordance with the service plan, provide privacy for visits and
			 telephone contacts.
(E) A
			 residential facility shall allow each child the opportunity to contact his or
			 her attorney, caseworker, custodial agency worker, probation officer, court
			 appointed special advocate (CASA) and guardian ad litem, by telephone or at the
			 facility, in private, no later than twenty-four hours after the request is made
			 by the child. If a child has a disability, the child shall have the opportunity
			 to contact the state protection and advocacy organization.
(F) A residential facility shall designate
			 space, which is not space in which children live, to serve as an area for
			 private discussions and counseling sessions between children and
			 staff.
(G) A residential facility
			 shall ensure that a child who has access to electronic media within or outside
			 of the facility while under the supervision of agency staff, which may include
			 internet, cell phones and e-mail service, adheres to the agency's policy
			 regarding communications.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-17 - Child's money

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any money provided to or earned by a
			 child shall be considered to be the child's money and not funds belonging to
			 the staff or the residential facility.
(B) A residential facility shall ensure that
			 any child having the opportunity to receive or earn money has an account either
			 at an established financial institution or in the residential facility for the
			 safe keeping of such money.
(C) If
			 the account is maintained at the residential facility:
(1) A written record of the current balance,
			 deposits, withdrawals, and any interest earned shall be provided upon
			 request.
(2) At least every three
			 months or at the time of discharge a written report of the current balance,
			 deposits, withdrawals, and any interest earned shall be provided to the
			 child.
(3) A copy of the written
			 report shall be maintained in the child's record.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-18 - Recreation and leisure activities and equipment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall have a
			 recreational program and make available recreational equipment and activities
			 sufficient to implement its recreational program. All recreational equipment
			 necessary for the implementation of the recreation program shall be maintained
			 in a safe and usable condition.
(B)
			 A residential facility shall make available in each living unit within the
			 facility, leisure-time equipment appropriate to the age and developmental stage of the children
			 housed in each residential unit.
(C) A residential facility shall have a
			 written plan for supervising organized or structured group activities. All off
			 site activities shall comply with rule
			 5101:2-9-02 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D) A
			 residential facility shall permit the children to swim only when
			 monitored by a person who has completed
			  lifesaving or water safety
			 training
								.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-19 - Personal belongings, hygiene, socialization, and education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential
			 facility shall allow children in care to:
(1)
									Acquire personal
			 belongings.
(2)
									Bring personal belongings with them.
(3)
									Decorate bedrooms
			 consistent with the limitations established by the residential facility and
			 considering:
(a)
										The developmental stage of the child.
(b)
										The child's
			 social, racial, cultural, religious, or ethnic background.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-20 - Food and nutrition

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential facility shall make
			 available or make provision for each child to have available three nutritious
			 meals per day scheduled at regular intervals. If more than four hours elapse
			 between any two meals or if fourteen hours elapse between the evening meal and
			 breakfast, a nutritious snack shall be served.
(B) The resident's daily allowance of food
			 shall meet the most recent dietary guidelines for Americans published by the
			 food and nutrition information center of the United States department of
			 agriculture (USDA). The most current guidelines can be accessed at
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/
			 (2015)
.
(C) All meats
			 served by the facility subject to inspection shall be inspected and graded by
			 the federal or state department of agriculture.
(D) A minimum of three daily servings of
			 pasteurized milk, vitamin D fortified, shall be provided or made available in
			 recommended amounts according to each child's age and sex.
(E) A residential facility shall document
			 that all agricultural, livestock, or dairy operations maintained by the
			 facility conform to all applicable regulations adopted by the department of
			 agriculture and the department of health.
(F) Each children's residential center (CRC)
			 shall prepare menus at least one week in advance. Cycle menus, if used, shall
			 be at least three weeks long.
(G) A
			 residential facility shall not interfere with documented medical dietary
			 restrictions or religious dietary restrictions of an individual
			 child.
(H) Meals provided by a
			 residential facility for direct child care staff shall be the same as those
			 provided for the children.
(I)
			 Formula for an infant prepared by or in a residential parenting facility or a
			 children's crisis care facility shall be prepared in accordance with the
			 instructions of the formula or by the techniques recommended by the attending
			 physician which shall be on file at the facility.
(J) Before preparing formula for an infant,
			 all equipment used in the preparation and storage of the formula shall be
			 thoroughly washed with hot water and detergent followed by a thorough rinsing
			 in hot running water.
(K) Formula
			 for an infant to be stored at the facility for any period of time shall be
			 labeled with the child's name and date of preparation.
(L) Formula for an infant shall be
			 refrigerated immediately after preparation and shall not be used more than
			 twenty-four hours after preparation. The timeframe for use after preparation
			 may be longer than twenty-four hours if directed by a physician or as
			 documented in the instructions of the formula. The timeframe shall not be
			 extended beyond the physician's recommendation or the instructions of the
			 formula.
(M) Formula for an infant
			 shall not be heated in a microwave oven.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-22 - Isolation, seclusion and restraint

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Physical restraint and isolation shall
			 only be used in accordance with written approval of a certified or licensed
			 health care professional and a certified or licensed practitioner of behavioral
			 science.
(B)
								Physical restraint and isolation shall only be used in
			 emergency circumstances when less restrictive interventions have been
			 determined to be ineffective and only to ensure the immediate physical safety
			 of the child, a staff member or others.
(C)
								The use of
			 physical restraint and isolation shall be limited to the following emergency
			 situations:
(1)
									 For protection of the child.
(2)
									To protect
			 another person from a child.
(3)
									For self
			 protection.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-23 - Notification and documentation of critical incidents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential
			 facility shall notify the individual or agency which placed the child and the
			 person or agency holding custody, if different, within twenty-four hours if any
			 of the following occur while the child is placed in the
			 facility:
(1) Death of the child or
			 teenage mother.
(2) Absent without
			 leave (AWOL) and the return from AWOL.
(3) Any serious injury or illness involving
			 initial non-routine medical treatment.
(4) Expulsion or suspension from
			 school.
(5) Any alleged delinquent
			 or criminal activity of the child or teenage mother;
(6) Any situation in which the child or
			 teenage mother is a victim of alleged delinquent or criminal
			 activity;
(7) Suicide or
			 self-mutilation attempts.
(8) Any
			 incident of alleged abuse or neglect.
(9) Any involvement with law
			 enforcement.
(10) Any use of
			 physical restraint or isolation pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-9-22
			 of the Administrative Code;
(11)
			 Any other unusual incident as defined in the agency's policies or by the
			 agency.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-24 - Child and family complaint policy and procedure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The residential facility shall have a
			 complaint policy and procedure written in clear and simple language that shall
			 be given and explained to the child and family at the time of the child's
			 admission to the residential facility. Documentation that the child and family
			 received the complaint policy and procedure shall be placed in the child's
			 file.
(B) The residential facility
			 shall ensure that a child or family member is not required to transmit a
			 complaint through the staff member who is the subject of the
			 complaint.
(C) The residential
			 facility shall ensure against retaliation by staff or by other children against
			 the person making the complaint.
(D)
								
								Complaints in a
			 residential facility.
(1)
									A residential facility shall:
(a)
										Establish a
			 procedure to make every effort to ensure that any complaint is resolved within
			 thirty days of the filing of the complaint.
(b)
										Ensure unresolved
			 complaints are reviewed by the administrator of the facility or designee within
			 thirty days of the filing of the complaint.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-25 - Residential parenting facility and crisis care facility location and programmatic requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential parenting facility or
			 crisis care facility shall not be integrated as a part of another children's
			 residential center (CRC) or group home. A residential parenting facility or
			 crisis care facility shall be a self-contained facility. The mixing of the
			 differing populations is prohibited.
(B) Each residential parenting facility shall
			 assure the availability of a program for each minor mother in residence which
			 teaches parenting skills either individually or in a group setting. The
			 facility's plan for the provision of such a program shall be presented for
			 approval to ODJFS prior to initial certification.
(C) A minor mother residing in a residential
			 parenting facility shall meet at least one of the following requirements:
(1) Enrolled in school on a full-time basis
			 during the school year or working towards a general educational development
			 (GED) certificate.
(2) Employed in
			 a full-time job or documentation of actively seeking employment, if she has
			 completed their education plan, which may include receipt of a GED
			 certificate.
(3) Enrolled in school
			 on a part-time basis or working towards a GED certificate and employed in a
			 part-time job or documentation of actively seeking employment, during the
			 school year.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-26 - Living rooms, dining areas and lounges

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each living unit of a children's
			 residential center (CRC) shall have at least sixty square feet of activity
			 space per child residing in the living unit, exclusive of bedrooms, halls,
			 bathrooms, kitchens, and storage areas.
(B) Activity space shall include areas
			 equipped with sofas, armchairs, tables, and recreational equipment.
(C) For the purposes of this requirement,
			 dining areas may be included in square footage requirements if used for
			 activity space.
(D) A residential
			 facility shall have at least one area specifically used for dining within the
			 facility.
(1)
									If a CRC
			 maintains a dining area in each living unit, the dining area table and seating
			 places will be of sufficient size and number so that all children may eat
			 together comfortably at one time.
(2)
									If a CRC
			 maintains one or more dining areas that are separate and apart from the living
			 units, all dining area tables and seating places will be of sufficient size and
			 number so that at least fifty per cent of all children may eat together
			 comfortably at one time.
(3)
									If a group home maintains a dining area, the dining
			 area tables and seating places will be of sufficient size and number so that
			 all children may eat together comforably at one time.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-28 - Bedrooms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All bedrooms
			 contained within a children's residential center (CRC) shall have seventy-four
			 square feet for the initial occupant and an additional fifty square feet for
			 each additional occupant, and a ceiling height of at least seven feet, six
			 inches.
(1) If a residential facility
			 certified prior to the effective date of this rule has an approved variance for
			 the square footage requirement, the facility may still remain in operation as
			 long as the agency has a copy of the approved variance on file for review by
			 ODJFS.
(2) All facilities certified
			 after the effective date of this rule shall adhere to the square footage
			 requirements of this paragraph.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-29 - Bathrooms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								A residential
			 facility with bathrooms that have more than one toilet, sink, bath or shower
			 shall have one bathroom for every six children of the same sex, or fraction
			 thereof.
(1)
									
			 Each sink shall have hot and cold water.
(2)
									Each toilet shall
			 be capable of flushing.
(3)
									Each bath or shower shall have hot and cold
			 water.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-30 - Kitchens and kitchen supplies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each children's residential center owned
			 or operated by a private child placing agency (PCPA) or private noncustodial
			 agency (PNA) shall secure a food service license for each kitchen in which
			 meals are prepared in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3717. of the
			 Revised Code and Chapter 3701-21 of the Administrative Code pertaining to food
			 service operation as administered and enforced by the local department of
			 health.
(B) Each kitchen within a
			 residential facility shall have:
(1)
									
			 Permanent or disposable utensils.
(2)
									Appliances for
			 storage and preparation of meals served in the facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-31 - Laundry facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each residential facility shall have
			 operable laundry facilities at the facility, or contract with a vendor of
			 laundry services. A public laundromat may be
			 used;
(1)
									If
			 the residential laundry facilities become temporarily
			 inoperable.
(2)
									As a life skills training for youth, as applicable for
			 age and developmental level, at no cost to the residents.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-32 - Transportation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential
			 facility shall ensure that all necessary transportation is made available for
			 implementing each child's service plan.
(B) Vehicles owned, rented or leased by a
			 residential facility that are used to transport children shall meet all of the
			 following requirements:
(1) All vehicles used
			 for transporting children of the facility shall be annually inspected and
			 approved by the Ohio state highway patrol and continually maintained in a safe
			 operating condition.
(2) Each
			 facility shall maintain written maintenance records on all vehicles which are
			 used for transporting children.
(3)
			 First aid supplies shall be located in each when the vehicle is used to
			 transport children.
(4) All
			 vehicles shall be maintained in a safe condition and in compliance with all
			 motor vehicle laws and shall be covered by liability insurance in accordance
			 with current state laws.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-34 - Building approval

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A children's residential center (CRC)
			 shall secure a building approval and occupancy permit:
(1) Prior to initial certification.
(2) At the time of any major modification or
			 alteration of any existing structure, unless the structure will no longer be in
			 use.
(3) As required by the Ohio
			 department of commerce or from a county or municipal building department
			 certified by the department of commerce to inspect and approve the building
			 code use group applicable to the CRC.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-35 - Additional programmatic requirements regarding behavior management

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An agency certified to operate a
			 residential facility shall establish a system where instances of behavior that
			 are a danger to a child or to others shall be brought to the attention of
			 appropriately trained behavior management staff.
(B) An agency certified to operate a
			 residential facility which uses isolation and/or physical restraint as a
			 behavior management tool shall establish an ongoing system for collecting and
			 reviewing monthly aggregate data that reflects the use of restrictive treatment
			 elements, including but not limited to:
(1)
									The number of
			 applications of isolation and/or physical restraint.
(2)
									The youth's name
			 and age.
(3)
									The names of staff members who participated in each
			 instance of isolation or restraint.
(4)
									The range and
			 average length of isolation and/or physical restraint.
(5)
									The injuries, in
			 additon to the critical incident report.