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...optive applicants and approved adoptive parents. (g) The requirement that an assessor shall complete the JFS 01530 "Large Family Assessment" if: (i) A family has a total of five or more children residing in the home at the time of the homestudy, including foster children and children in kinship care, or; (ii) A family will have a total of five or more children residing in the home based upon ...

...g the following duties: (1) Works with parents, guardians or persons having custody of a child who express the intent to surrender their child for adoption. (2) Works with people seeking to adopt or provide foster care for a child, including but not limited to the following duties: (a) Completing home study assessments for foster care and adoptive applicants. (b) Completing adoption amendments...

...ed JFS 01691 signed by the adoptive parent(s). (E) An agency shall not accept an application for approval for adoptive placement which does not contain complete and accurate information. (F) Upon receipt of the completed JFS 01691, the PCSA, PCPA, or PNA shall commence the homestudy process and request the applicant provide additional information including at a minimum: (1) Documentation of ...

...e adoptive applicant as an adoptive parent. The search shall also be conducted within ten days of the addition of any new adult member of the household. (H) The recommending agency shall request a check of the child abuse and neglect registry of any other state in which an adoptive applicant or other adult household member in the applicant's home has resided in the five years immediately prio...

...terlocutory order of adoption. (I) Foster parents who are being considered for adoption of a foster child residing in their home shall be assessed according to the standards contained in rule 5101:2-48-11 or 5101:2-48-11.1 of the Administrative Code, as applicable.

...ver who is not an approved adoptive parent through the joint homestudy process expresses an interest in being approved as an adoptive parent, an agency's assessor is responsible for the following: (1) Assist the foster caregiver in completing the applicable sections of the current JFS 01691, "Application for Child Placement" on file or completing a new JFS 01691. The foster caregiver shall si...

...regarding the ability of the foster parent to meet the needs of the child(ren) to be adopted. (K) The assessor shall review the information listed in paragraph (J) of this rule, as well as the completed JFS 01692 and arrive at one of the following recommendations: (1) Approve the applicant(s) as a prospective adoptive parent for the child(ren) residing in the applicant's home for at least si...

... becomes aware an approved adoptive parent of the agency is a relative of the administrator or a relative of the agency's governing body, it shall initiate a transfer of the adoption homestudy. The transfer shall be completed within sixty days of the discovery. (E) A PCSA, PCPA or PNA may selectively recruit on the basis of the need for adoptive parents that reflect the diversity of waiting child...

... becomes aware an approved adoptive parent of the agency is a relative of the administrator or a relative of the agency's governing body, it shall initiate a transfer of the adoption homestudy. The transfer shall be completed within sixty days of the discovery. (E) A PCSA, PCPA or PNA may selectively recruit on the basis of the need for adoptive parents that reflect the diversity of waiting child...

...he agency shall notify the adoptive parent(s) of the date of expiration of the homestudy not fewer than ninety days or more than one hundred fifty days prior to the expiration date. The notification shall: (1) Identify any information or documentation that is required for the homestudy update. (2) Be completed on the JFS 01331, "Notice of Expiration and Reapplication for a Foster Home Ce...

...ber of household members, not including foster children. (5) A criminal charge or conviction of any approved adoptive parent or other adult household member(s). (6) A significant change in financial status or income. (7) A change of address for the adoptive family that is different than the address listed on the most recent homestudy or update. (C) If the agency is notified of any of the f...

...11 "Non-discrimination Requirements for Foster Care and Adoptive Placements" (rev. 1/2009). (c) Rule 5101:2-42-18.1 of the Administrative Code. (d) Rule 5101:2-48-13 of the Administrative Code. (e) Rule 5101:2-48-16 of the Administrative Code. (6) The licensed professional shall sign the JFS 01608 "Licensed Professional's Statement" (rev. 10/2014) acknowledging receipt of the materials required by paragraph (M)(...

...d PNA is to review and update their foster care and adoption recruitment plan. The review and update is to be completed in the Ohio statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) by June thirtieth each year. (G) The following actions by a PCSA, PCPA, or PNA are permitted as it applies to the adoptive placement: (1) Asking about and honoring any initial or subsequent choices ma...

...d PNA is to review and update their foster care and adoption recruitment plan. The review and update is to be completed in the Ohio statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) by June thirtieth each year. (G) The following actions by a PCSA, PCPA, or PNA are permitted as it applies to the adoptive placement: (1) Asking about and honoring any initial or subsequent choices ma...

...e child is being adopted by their foster caregiver. (b) If no psychological or psychiatric examination of the child is available, the agency shall include the substantial and material conclusions and recommendations of an examination to detect mental and emotional disorders conducted in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code by one of the following licensed pr...

...g a homestudy for a kinship family or a foster family who has indicated an interest in the child, if applicable. (7) The guardian ad-litem (GAL) if one has been assigned to the case. (8) The court appointed special advocates (CASA) worker, if one has been assigned to the case. (9) Key professionals working specifically with the child who have knowledge about the child's history and current needs that will be helpf...

...g a homestudy for a kinship family or a foster family who has indicated an interest in the child, if applicable. (7) The guardian ad-litem (GAL), if one has been assigned to the case. (8) The court appointed special advocates (CASA) worker, if one has been assigned to the case. (9) Key professionals working specifically with the child who have knowledge about the child's history and current...

... directly from the approved adoptive parent or other individual. An adoptive parent may provide other information to the receiving agency that the parent considers to be relevant. The agency shall not require any additional documentation for the homestudy beyond the requirements of Chapter 5101:2-48 of the Administrative Code. (D) If the approved adoptive family has signed a release of informa...

... 01692 "Application for Adoption of a Foster Child or Sibling Group" (rev. 12/2014). (iii) The out of state approved homestudy forms for an adoptive parent(s) residing out of state. (G) The PCSA shall complete the AA eligibility determination in the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) and approve or deny the application within thirty days after a completed appli...

... the child was in the care of the foster parent(s) as a foster child. (ii) The prospective adoptive parent(s) is a relative. (iii) The child is being adopted by an adoptive parent(s) of the child's sibling(s). (iv) There are other circumstances that relate to the child's best interest. (B) If all other eligibility criteria are met, and the only special needs factor is the child has bee...

... exceed the current cost of the monthly foster care maintenance (FCM) payment that was paid or would have been paid by the PCSA if the child had been placed in a foster home. (F) If the child's AA amount is more than the monthly adoption assistance statewide maximum (MAASM), the PCSA may request from the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) a waiver to exceed the MAASM AA payment a...

...on, the PCSA shall inform the certified foster caregiver(s) who is receiving foster care payments for the care of the child, of the option to continue the foster care payments until the adoption is finalized. (D) The PCSA shall enter the AA payment information into the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS). The payment shall be in the form of a warrant or electronic funds tran...

...Child Characteristics Checklist for Foster Care and or Adoption" (rev. 12/2006). (c) The JFS 01673 "Assessment for Child Placement (Homestudy)" (rev. 12/2014), or the JFS 01692 "Application for Adoption of a Foster Child" (rev. 12/2014) completed prior to the adoption of the child. (D) If the PCSA determines that the child is eligible for adoption assistance post-finalization, without a state he...

...ive AA payment shall not exceed the foster care maintenance (FCM) payment for the level of care that would have been paid by the PCSA if the child had been placed in a family foster home. (2) The monthly amount of AA shall be determined in the same manner as AA benefits negotiated prior to the adoption finalization, until one calendar day prior to the effective date of the current AA agreemen...

...ermination for the child of a minor parent who is eligible for a Title IV-E foster care maintenance (FCM) payment. (18) If the basis for determination for AA eligibility is that the child was placed in the custody of the PCSA as a result of a JFS 01645 or JFS 01666, then copies of all documentation used for determination. (19) A copy of the ODM 06612 "Health Insurance Information Sheet" (rev...