Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) The following definitions are applicable to this rule and supersede any definition contained in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code.(1) "Nonrecurring State KGAP expenses" are reasonable and necessary legal custody/guardianship fees, court costs, attorney fe…

19.03 PDF: (A) The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to terminate the state kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP) if any of the following circumstances occur:(1) The kinship caregiver(s) fail to apply for Ohio works first (OWF) cash assistance within …

19.03 PDF: (A) The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to maintain a state kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP) case record that is available upon request.(B) The case record is to contain documentation which supports the public children services agenc…

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver or applicant is to be at least eighteen years of age at the time of initial certification.(B) A foster caregiver or applicant is to have functional literacy to be able to read and write at the level necessary to participate effectively in the com…

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver shall work cooperatively with agency representatives as a member of a care and treatment team responsible for planning, providing and discussing the care and services provided to a foster child and shall fully disclose all information related to …

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver shall maintain a record on each foster child which shall include:(1) A copy of the current child care agreement between the agency and the foster home and any written case plan provided by the agency.(2) Reports of scholastic performance that sha…

19.03 PDF: (A) The presence of a foster child in a foster home shall not cause any other resident of the home to be deprived of a bed or bedroom.(B) A bedroom for foster children shall:(1) Have at least one outside wall window. The window shall be screened and capable of opening …

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster home shall comply with the following meal requirements:(1) Each foster child shall be provided with three meals a day.(2) Each meal shall be served at regular intervals.(3) Each meal shall conform to any religious dietary restrictions or any other dietary …

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver shall be responsible for following instructions of the agency which placed the child for providing health care services to each foster child.(B) A foster caregiver shall adhere to the following instructions surrounding medications for a foster ch…

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver shall be responsible for the full-time care of a foster child. This does not prohibit both foster caregivers in the case of a couple, co-parents or a single foster caregiver from working outside the home.(B) Alternative arrangements for the care …

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver shall treat each foster child with kindness, consistency, and respect.(B) A foster caregiver shall not discriminate in providing care and supervision to foster children on the basis of race, sex, gender, sexual identity, sexual orientation, relig…

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster child under two years of age or under thirty-five inches in height shall be provided with a full-sized crib which meets the following requirements:(1) Crib slats shall be no more than two and three-eighths inches apart.(2) Decorative cutout areas on crib e…

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster caregiver shall allow privileges and assign responsibilities to a foster child similar to those which would be assigned to a family member of the foster caregiver who is of similar age and functioning level.(B) A foster caregiver shall make arrangements wi…

19.03 PDF: (A) A foster home and all structures on the grounds of the home shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition and in a reasonable state of repair. A home shall be a house, mobile home, housing unit or apartment occupied by an individual or a family.(1) A…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 o…

19.03 PDF: (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 i…

19.03 PDF: (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 si…

19.03 PDF: (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 requi…

19.03 PDF: (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 congre…

19.03 PDF: (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 o…

19.03 PDF: (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 equipp…

19.03 PDF: (A) All equipment, materials, and furniture in a residential parenting facility and crisis care facility shall be sturdy and safe, easy to clean and maintain, and free of sharp points or corners, splinters, protruding nails, loose or rusty parts or other hazardous feat…

19.03 PDF: (A) No residential facility shall maintain any explosives, pyrotechnics, firearms, chemical weapons, or other similar device or substance anywhere on the grounds of the facility.(B) No residential facility shall permit any staff person, child, or security personnel to …

(A) What are the requirements for a residential facility's emergency procedures?A residential facility is to develop and implement written procedures for staff and residents to follow in emergencies and disasters. These procedures are to be approved by a local or state fire inspe…

19.03 PDF: (A) A residential facility is to secure a JFS 01200 "Fire Inspection Report Child Care Facilities Licensed/Certified by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services" fire safety approval or other form used for a local or state fire inspection in each of the following…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 manufac…

19.03 PDF: (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 n…

19.03 PDF: (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…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 t…

19.03 PDF: (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 fa…

19.03 PDF: (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 acc…

19.03 PDF: (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 mainta…

19.03 PDF: (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 …

19.03 PDF: (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 a…

19.03 PDF: (A) Disciplinary procedures of a residential facility shall be explained to all staff and each child according to their age and functioning level. A copy of the disciplinary procedures shall be made available to persons or agencies who desire to place children in the f…

19.03 PDF: (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 eme…

19.03 PDF: (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 te…

19.03 PDF: (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 fa…

19.03 PDF: (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 d…

19.03 PDF: (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 equi…

19.03 PDF: (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 resid…

19.03 PDF: (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.(…

19.03 PDF: (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. …

19.03 PDF: (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 fo…