Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) is to attempt to obtain, at a minimum, the following information from a referent/reporter making a referral regarding child safety, risk of child maltreatment or need for services to determine an intake category and arrive a…

19.03 PDF: (A) The lead public children services agency (PCSA) or children services agency (CSA) is to be determined according to the following preferential order:(1) The PCSA or CSA located in the county in which the alleged child victim/child subject of the report has a residen…

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) is to conduct an intra-familial child abuse and/or neglect assessment/investigation in response to a child abuse and/or neglect report if one or more of the following applies:(1) The alleged perpetrator is a member of the al…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to conduct a specialized assessment/investigation if the child abuse and/or neglect report involves an alleged perpetrator who meets one or more of the following criteria:(1) Is a person responsible for the alleged chil…

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) is to conduct a stranger danger investigation in response to a child abuse report alleging a criminal act against a child of assault or sexual activity as defined under Chapter 2907 of the Revised Code, if the alleged perpet…

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) is to conduct a deserted child/safe haven assessment/investigation if all of the following apply to the child subject of the report:(1) The child is fewer than thirty-one days old.(2) The child was voluntarily left by the ch…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to conduct an assessment/investigation if a neglect report alleges the withholding of medically indicated treatment from a disabled infant with a life-threatening condition.(1) The withholding of medically indicated tre…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to involve a third party in the assessment/investigation for reports of child abuse or neglect where there is a potential conflict of interest because one or more of the following is a principal of the report:(1) Any em…

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) is to conduct a dependency assessment in response to a report alleging that a child is dependent pursuant to section 2151.04 of the Revised Code absent allegations of abuse or neglect.(B) The PCSA may request the assistance …

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to follow the procedures and provide the services identified for each family in need of services subcategory as follows:(1) Adoption subsidy only, pursuant to Chapters 5101:2-44 and 5101:2-49 of the Administrative Code.…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to request an extension and complete the "Justification/Waiver" in Ohio's comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS) if the PCSA is unable to complete specific assessment/investigative activities pursuant to…

19.03 PDF: (A) The provisions of rule 5101:2-33-21 of the Administrative Code regarding confidentiality apply to all cross-referrals of child abuse and/or neglect specified by this rule.(B) Upon receipt of a referral, the public children services agency (PCSA) is to notify licens…

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) will issue a protective service alert (PSA) when the whereabouts of a child and their parent, guardian, or custodian are unknown and:(1) The PCSA receives an abuse or neglect report and has reason to believe the child is in …

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to make a cross referral to law enforcement pursuant to rule 5101:2-36-12 of the Administrative Code. (B) No later than seven calendar days after the screening decision, the PCSA is to provide written notification to al…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to complete the "Safety Assessment" in Ohio's comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS) for all of the following when the child is not in the permanent custody of the PCSA:(1) Intra-familial child abuse and…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to immediately develop and implement a JFS 01409 "Safety Plan for Children" if the PCSA determines a child is in immediate danger of serious harm due to an active safety threat.(B) If, after the assessment of safety, de…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to complete the "Family Assessment" in Ohio's comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS) for the following reports:(1) Intra-familial child abuse and neglect reports assigned to alternative or traditional re…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) shall complete the "Comprehensive Assessment Planning Model - I.S., Reunification Assessment" in the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) to support and document the PCSA's assessment of the family…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) shall develop and complete the family case plan if in-home supportive services for the child and the child's custodial parent, non-custodial parent, guardian, or custodian are agreed upon and there is no court order.(B) Th…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each private child placing agency (PCPA) required to prepare a family case plan for a child pursuant to rules 5101:2-38-07 and 5101:2-38-03 of the Administrative Code shall complete the JFS 01416 "Semiannual Administrative Review for Private Child Placing Agencies"…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) shall develop and complete the family case plan if services are provided to the child in the child's own home or in a substitute care setting and file with the court no later than thirty days from when one of the following…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to support the application and eligibility for the kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP) pursuant to rules 5101:2-46-02 and 5101:2-56-02 of the Administrative Code in the "Family Case Plan" when any of the foll…

19.03 PDF: (A) For all children receiving services through a public children services agency (PCSA) who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program (QRTP), the PCSA is to assemble a family and permanency team, and may use an existing team, for the child pursuant to ru…

19.03 PDF: (A) The private child placing agency (PCPA) shall develop and complete a family case plan if services are provided to the child in the child's own home or in a substitute care setting and file with the court no later than thirty days from when one of the following occu…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each public children services agency (PCSA) required to prepare a "Family Case Plan" for a child pursuant to rule 5101:2-38-01 or 5101:2-38-05 of the Administrative Code, shall complete the "Case Review" for the case plan no later than every ninety days from whiche…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each public children services agency (PCSA) required to prepare a "Family Case Plan" for a child pursuant to rule 5101:2-38-01 or 5101:2-38-05 of the Administrative Code shall complete the JFS 01412 "Semiannual Administrative Review (SAR)" for the "Family Case Plan…

19.03 PDF: (A) If the public children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) has determined a child cannot be maintained safely through the implementation of voluntary safety planning, the PCSA or PCPA shall pursue removal of the child from the home.(B) If …

19.03 PDF: (A) Emergency removal of a child from a substitute care setting shall be considered necessary if it is determined the child is in immediate danger of serious harm and in need of protection from child abuse or neglect or the presence of the child in the substitute care …

19.03 PDF: (A) Supportive services are services provided or arranged to protect, strengthen, or assist children and families or caretakers. The primary goals of all supportive services are:(1) To protect the health, safety, and welfare of children and youth. (2) To respect and su…

19.03 PDF: (A) The KPI program is designed to promote a permanent commitment by a kinship caregiver(s) through becoming guardians and custodians over minor children who would otherwise be unsafe or at risk of harm if they remained in their own homes. KPI provides up to eight ince…

19.03 PDF: (A) The public children services agency (PCSA) may provide family first prevention services to candidates for prevention services who have a screened in report by the PCSA through a "Prevention Services Plan" or "Family Case Plan," informed by the use of an assessment …

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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…

19.03 PDF: (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 extensio…

19.03 PDF: (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 admi…

19.03 PDF: 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 dat…

19.03 PDF: (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 o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Independent living services are to be provided to each youth in the custody of a public children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) as developmentally appropriate, no later than the age of fourteen for normalcy and practical skills to pre…

19.03 PDF: (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 under the age of eighteen, the placement is to …

19.03 PDF: (A) Upon request, each public children services agency (PCSA) is to provide services and support to former foster care recipients, who have emancipated from PCSA custody on or after the age of eighteen from a substitute care placement, until their twenty-first birthday…

19.03 PDF: (A) No court or agency or any employee, volunteer, intern or subcontractor of a court or agency is to in any way violate any of the following rights of resource families:(1) The right to be treated with dignity and respect as the resource family providing the day to da…

19.03 PDF: (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 f…

19.03 PDF: (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 car…

19.03 PDF: (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, an…

19.03 PDF: (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 c…

19.03 PDF: (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…

19.03 PDF: (A) A public children services agency (PCSA) is responsible for the administration and determination of eligibility for the state adoption maintenance subsidy. The PCSA is to:(1) Provide the JFS 01613 "Application for State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy" to any prospect…