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...(A) All currently certified foster homes are to apply for continuous certification no earlier than ninety days and no later than thirty days prior to the end date of their fourth year of the initial certificate. After the initial certification, the caregiver is to comply with periodic updates as described in appendix A to this rule. The caregiver is to complete the continuous certification process...

...(A) At the time of an agency decision to recommend denial of initial certification, denial of recertification or revocation of a foster home certificate, the agency may contact the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) children services licensing enforcement coordinator for consultation regarding required evidence, procedures and advice prior to notifying the applicant or foster caregiver of the agency's...

...(A) A recommending agency shall document that each person seeking certification successfully completes all preplacement training required by this rule according to the type of foster home for which certification is sought. (B) A recommending agency shall document that each foster caregiver for whom recertification is recommended successfully completes all continuing training required by this rule...

...(A) A recommending agency shall document that each person seeking certification successfully completes all preplacement training required by this rule according to the type of foster home for which certification is sought. (B) A recommending agency shall document that each foster caregiver for whom recertification is recommended successfully completes all continuing training required by this rule...

...(A) A recommending agency is to document that each person seeking certification successfully completes all preplacement training required by this rule according to the type of foster home for which certification is sought. (B) A recommending agency is to document that each foster caregiver for whom continuous certification is recommended successfully completes all continuing training for the type...

...(A) No court, agency, resource caregiver, residential facility or any employee, volunteer, intern or subcontractor of an agency, court or residential facility is to in any way violate any of the following rights of children: (1) The right to be free from physical, verbal, and emotional abuse and inhumane treatment. (2) The right to be protected from all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation. (...

...(A) The recommending agency shall not allow a child who has special or exceptional needs as described in rule 5101:2-47-18 of the Administrative Code to be placed in a foster home unless the foster caregiver has been certified to operate a treatment foster home pursuant to this rule and rule 5101:2-7-16 of the Administrative Code. The recommending agency shall document in the homestudy how a trea...

...(A) The recommending agency shall not allow a medically fragile child to be placed in a foster home unless the foster caregiver(s) has been certified to operate a medically fragile foster home pursuant to this rule and rule 5101:2-7-17 of the Administrative Code. The recommending agency shall document in the homestudy of the caregiver's file how a foster caregiver for medically fragile children m...

...(A) A foster caregiver or applicant shall be at least eighteen years of age at the time of initial certification. (B) A foster caregiver or applicant shall have functional literacy to be able to read and write at the level necessary to participate effectively in the community in which they live. A foster caregiver or applicant is to be able to communicate with: (1) Any child placed in the home. ...

...(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 community in which they live. A foster caregiver or applicant is to be able to communicate with: (1) Any child placed in the home. ...

...(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 a foster child's problems or progress to agency representatives. (B) As a member of the care and treatment team, a foster care...

...(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 and closing unless the room is provided with a ventilation system which provides fresh air such as a central air conditioni...

...(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 complete...

...(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 fragi...

...(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 communicati...

...(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 initia...

...(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 requiremen...

...(A) As used in Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-9 of the Administrative Code, a "children's crisis care facility" means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential and other care to the children described in paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2) of this rule: (1) One or more pre-teens voluntarily placed in the facility by the pre-teen's parent or other caretaker who is facing a crisis that causes the pa...

...(A) As used in Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-9 of the Administrative Code, a "children's crisis care facility" means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential and other care to the children described in paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2) of this rule: (1) One or more pre-teens voluntarily placed in the facility by the pre-teen's parent or other caretaker who is facing a c...

...(A) A residential facility shall have a written community engagement plan which shall include: (1) Protocols for the community in which a residential facility is located to communicate concerns or other pertinent information directly to the facility which shall include at a minimum: (a) A contact phone number for the facility. (b) If the facility has an email address, the email address shall al...

...(A) A residential facility that is certified by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) and accepts children for placement is to comply with the requirements in this rule. Agencies whose initial certification date is on or after October 1, 2020 are to be compliant with this rule in order to become certified. Agencies certified prior to October 1, 2020 have until October 1, 2024 to b...

...(A) A residential facility that is certified by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) and accepts children for placement is to comply with the requirements in this rule. Agencies whose initial certification date is on or after October 1, 2020 are to be compliant with this rule in order to become certified. Agencies certified prior to October 1, 2020 have until October 1, 2024 to b...

...(A) A residential facility that is certified by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) and accepts children for placement is to comply with the requirements in this rule. Agencies whose initial certification date is on or after October 1, 2020 are to be compliant with this rule in order to become certified. Agencies certified prior to October 1, 2020 have until October 1, 2024 to b...

...(A) Residential infant care center (RICC) means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the preservation of families through infant diversion practices and programs. (B) A residential infant care center can not be licensed as a children's crisis care center. (C) An infant, from birth to twelve months old, is eligi...

...(A) What is the application process to establish or operate a licensed child care center? The owner or owner's representative shall: (1) Complete a professional registry profile through the Ohio professional registry (OPR) at https://www.occrra.org/opr. (2) Register online through the OPR and complete the required orientation training. The orientation training shall have been taken within t...