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Title 51, Title 51. Public Welfare

31 chapters · 1,983 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 511,983 Ch 5123, Chapter 5123 | Department of Develop…182 Ch 5101, Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and…144 Ch 5119, Chapter 5119 | Department of Behavio…121 Ch 5120, Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabil…121 Ch 5165, Chapter 5165 | Medicaid Coverage of …116 Ch 5103, Chapter 5103 | Placement of Children113 Ch 5126, Chapter 5126 | County Boards of Deve…111 Ch 5180, Chapter 5180 | Department of Childre…94 Ch 5164, Chapter 5164 | Medicaid State Plan S…92 Ch 5124, Chapter 5124 | Intermediate Care Fac…80 Ch 5153, Chapter 5153 | County Children Services72 Ch 5104, Chapter 5104 | Child Day-care69 Ch 5168, Chapter 5168 | Hospital Care Assuran…66 Ch 5107, Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program64

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0313 Reimbursement of agencies for training courses
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Except as provided in section 5103.303 of the Revised Code, the department of children and youth shall compensate a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency for the cost of procuring or operating preplacement and continuing training programs approved by the dep…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0314 Recommending agencies ineligible for reimbursement
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The department of children and youth shall adopt rules regarding the compensation of a recommending agency for any training the agency requires a foster caregiver to undergo as a condition of the agency recommending the department certify the foster caregiver's foster home under …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0315 Federal financial participation in payment of training costs
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The department of children and youth shall seek federal financial participation for the cost of making payments under section 5103.0312 of the Revised Code and allowances under sections 5103.0313 and 5103.303 of the Revised Code. The department shall notify the governor, presiden…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0316 Training program rules
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The department of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary for the efficient administration of sections 5103.031 to 5103.0316 of the Revised Code. The rules shall provide for all of the following: (A) For the purpose of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0317 Limit of children in foster home

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The director of children and youth shall adopt rules concerning the maximum number of children a foster home may receive and any exceptions to the maximum number. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0318 Applicability of zoning laws

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Any certified foster home shall be considered to be a residential use of property for purposes of municipal, county, and township zoning and shall be a permitted use in all zoning districts in which residential uses are permitted. No municipal, county, or township zoning regulati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0319 Prohibited offenses for certain minors residing in a foster home

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(A) No foster caregiver or prospective foster caregiver shall fail to notify the recommending agency that recommended or is recommending the foster caregiver or prospective foster caregiver for certification in writing if a person at least twelve years of age but less than eighte…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.032 Continuing training

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and in section 5103.033 of the Revised Code, the department of children and youth may revoke a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code if the foster caregiver fails to successfully complete continuin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0320 Denying certificate based on misconduct of resident

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The department of children and youth may deny a foster home certificate on the grounds that a person at least twelve years of age but less than eighteen years of age residing with the foster caregiver or prospective foster caregiver has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0321 Duties of agency upon notice of conviction of certain offense by foster child

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On receipt of notice under section 5103.0319 of the Revised Code, the recommending agency shall do all of the following: (A) Review the foster caregiver's foster home certificate. After review, the agency may recommend that the department of children and youth revoke the certific…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0322 Notice to applicant or certificate holder of decisions

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On receipt of a recommendation from a public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency regarding an application for a family foster home or treatment foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, the department o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0323 Audit prior to renewal of certificate

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(A) As used in this section, "American institute of certified public accountants auditing standards" and "AICPA auditing standards" mean the auditing standards published by the American institute of certified public accountants. (B) Not later than two years after the date of cert…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0324 Assessor to conduct home study

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A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency to which the duty to inspect and approve a family foster home or treatment foster home has been delegated under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code shall provide for an assessor who me…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0325 Review of rules for agency visits

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Notwithstanding section 106.03 of the Revised Code, the department of children and youth shall review once every two years the department's rules governing visits and contacts by a public children services agency or private child placing agency with a child in the agency's custod…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0326 Nonrenewals based on refusals to accept children

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(A) A recommending agency may recommend that the department of children and youth revoke a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code if the foster caregiver refused to accept the placement of any children into the foster home during the preceding twelve mo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0327 Physical examinations

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Any physical examination required in the determination of foster home placement may be conducted by any individual authorized by the Revised Code to conduct physical examinations, including a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0328 Notice of arrest or conviction of foster caregiver

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(A) Not later than ninety-six hours after receiving notice from the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to section 109.5721 of the Revised Code that a foster caregiver has been arrested for, convicted of, or pleaded guilty to any fos…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0329 Waiver of non-safety standards for kinship caregivers seeking foster home certification

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A recommending agency may submit a request to the department of children and youth, on a case-by-case basis only, to waive any non-safety standards for a kinship caregiver seeking foster home certification. Non-safety standards include training hours and other requirements under …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.033 Training required where child was less than six months of age at time of temporary custody agreement

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(A) The department of children and youth may issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to a foster home for the care of a child who is in the custody of a public children services agency or private child placing agency pursuant to an agreement entered into und…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.034 Making training programs available

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(A) Private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of children and youth under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code shall make the program available to a prospective foster caregi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.035 Needs assessment and continuing training plan

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A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a recommending agency for a foster caregiver shall develop and implement a written needs assessment and continuing training plan for the foster caregiver in accordance with r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.036 Accepting training from other programs

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(A) For the purpose of determining whether a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver has satisfied the requirement of section 5103.031 or 5103.032 of the Revised Code, a recommending agency shall accept training obtained from either of the following: (1) Any preplacement…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.037 Appointment of board president, administrator, or officer

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(A) Prior to employing or appointing a person as board president, or as an administrator or officer, an institution or association shall do the following regarding the person: (1) Request a summary report of a search of the uniform statewide automated child welfare information sy…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.038 Agencies submitting proposals for programs

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(A) Every other year by a date specified in rules adopted under section 5103.0316 of the Revised Code, each private child placing agency and private noncustodial agency that seeks to operate a preplacement training program or continuing training program under section 5103.034 of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.039 Summary suspension of an institution or association

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(A) The department of children and youth may suspend, without a prior hearing, the certificate of an institution or association, as defined in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code, which includes a foster caregiver, if any of the following occur: (1) A child dies or suffers a seri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.04 Articles of incorporation to be filed with department of children and youth

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No association whose object embraces the care of dependent, neglected, abused, or delinquent children, or the placing of such children in private homes, shall be incorporated unless the proposed articles of incorporation have been submitted first to the department of children and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.05 Notice of operation

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(A) As used in sections 5103.05 to 5103.0513 of the Revised Code: (1) "Children's residential center" means a facility that is operated by a private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or public children services agency, that has been certified by the department of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.051 Community engagement plan

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(A) Each private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, public children services agency, or superintendent of a county or district children's home shall establish a community engagement plan in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section for each …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0510 Residential facility 24-hour emergency on-call procedure

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Each operator of a residential facility shall establish a twenty-four-hour emergency on-call procedure to respond to contact from hospitals, law enforcement officers, and first responders regarding emergencies involving a child under the care and supervision of the facility. Last…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0512 Annual staff survey and review

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(A) Not later than one year after the effective date of this section and annually thereafter, the department of children and youth shall survey staff of all residential facilities and of public children services agencies and private child placing agencies working with children un…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0513 Education form

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(A) Not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section, the department of children and youth, in conjunction with the department of education and workforce, shall create a standard form to be used by a public children services agency or private child placing agen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.052 Residential facility - applicability

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Sections 5103.052 to 5103.0513 of the Revised Code apply only to a residential facility that is operated by a public children services agency, private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or superintendent of a county or district children's home for the placement of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.0520 Requirements for group homes

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(A) As used in this section, "group home" has the same meaning as "group home for children" in section 5103.05 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than two hundred seventy days after the effective date of this section, the director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accord…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.053 Residential facility criminal records check

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(A) The appointing or hiring officer of a residential facility that appoints or employs any person in the residential facility shall request the superintendent of BCII to conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person who is under final consideration for appointment …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.054 Review of residential facility locations

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Not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, the department of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (A) Divide the state into regions; (B) Determine an ideal numb…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.055 Communications regarding a residential facility

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Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish both of the following: (A) A procedure for individuals in a community in which a residential …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.056 Evidence of corrective action after violation

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If the department of children and youth has determined that a residential facility has violated a requirement for certification and issues a corrective action plan for the facility to remedy the violation, the operator of the facility shall provide documentary evidence of the cor…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.057 Revocation of conditional use permit

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(A) A county, township, or municipal corporation may revoke any conditional use permit issued by the county, township, or municipal corporation respecting real property used as a residential facility, if the operator of the facility fails to comply with the requirements of the pe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.058 Annual compliance visit

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(A) The department of children and youth shall conduct a site visit of a residential facility at least annually to ensure certification compliance. The department may conduct a site visit more than once a year in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section. T…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.07 Department to administer funds received under federal child welfare and abuse programs

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The department of children and youth shall administer funds received under Title IV-B of the "Social Security Act," 81 Stat. 821 (1967), 42 U.S.C.A. 620, as amended, and the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 88 Stat. 4 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 5101, as amended. In administer…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.08 Administering funds under state dependent care development grants

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The department of children and youth may enter into contracts with the department of education and workforce authorizing the department of children and youth to administer funds received by the department of education and workforce under the "State Dependent Care Development Gran…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.09 Benefits to children in the custody of a Title IV-E agency

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(A) As used in this section, "Title IV-E agency" has the same meaning as in section 5101.132 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon receiving the care and placement of a child, a Title IV-E agency shall determine if the child is eligible for or receiving benefits administered by the Unite…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.11 Foster care and adoption initiatives fund

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There is hereby created the foster care and adoption initiatives fund. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of moneys collected under section 2919.1912 of the Revised Code. All interest ear…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.12 Payments to encourage adoptive placement of children in permanent custody of public children services agency

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Hearing" has the same meaning as in section 119.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Permanent custody" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of children and youth may enter into agreements with public childr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.13 Children's crisis care facilities requirements and limitations

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(A) As used in this section and section 5103.131 of the Revised Code: (1)(a) "Children's crisis care facility" means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential and other care to either or both of the following: (i) One or more preteens voluntarily pla…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.131 Federal grant application for children's crisis care facilities

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The department of children and youth may apply to the United States secretary of health and human services for a federal grant under the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 42 U.S.C. 5116, and the "Family First Prevention Services Act," 42 U.S.C. 50711, 50723, and 50741, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.14 Enforcement powers

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The department of children and youth shall enforce sections 2151.39, 5103.15, and 5103.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.15 Agreements for temporary custody

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(A)(1) The parents, guardian, or other persons having the custody of a child may enter into an agreement with any public children services agency or private child placing agency, whereby the child is placed without the approval of the juvenile court in the temporary custody of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.151 Duties prospective parent of adoptee

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(A) As used in this section and in section 5103.152 of the Revised Code, "identifying information" has the same meaning as in section 3107.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a parent of a minor who will be, if adopted, an adopted perso…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5103.152 Duties of assessor

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Not less than seventy-two hours before a public children services agency or private child placing agency enters into an agreement with a parent under division (B) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code, an assessor shall meet in person with the parent and do both of the following…