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...The definitions contained in this rule are to be used by the county department of job and family services (CDJFS) when developing and implementing its Title XX program and preparing the "Title XX County Profile." (A) "Adoption services" means: (1) Services or activities provided to assist in bringing about the adoption of a child. (2) Component services and activities which may include but are no...

...(A) A county department of job and family services (CDJFS) that purchases services and those parties the CDJFS has under contract to provide Title XX services shall administer Title XX services in accordance with the requirements of Title XX of the Social Security Act, 88 Stat. 2337 (1974), 42 U.S.C. 1397 (2010), section 5101.46 of the Revised Code, and Chapter 5101:2-25 of the Administrative Code...

...(A) A county department of job and family services (CDJFS) that purchases services under contract or provides programs either directly or through a subgrant shall administer Title XX services in accordance with the requirements of Title XX of the Social Security Act, 88 Stat. 2337 (1974), 42 U.S.C. 1397 (2010), section 5101.46 of the Revised Code, and Chapter 5101:2-25 of the Administrative Code. ...

...(A) Each county department of job and family services (CDJFS) shall complete an annual "Title XX County Profile." and submit the annual county profile in the "Federal Reporting SSBG Title XX" system to the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) by June fifteenth. (1) The county profile shall identify the Title XX social services to be provided during the federal fiscal year, Octob...

...(A) Each county department of job and family services (CDJFS) is to submit an annual "Title XX County Profile" into the federal reporting SSBG Title XX reporting system no later than June fifteenth. The county profile is to identify the Title XX social services to be provided during the upcoming federal fiscal year, October first to September thirtieth. (B) The CDJFS can amend the profile re...

...(A) Upon receipt of information involving a child fatality or near fatality, the public children services agency (PCSA) shall record the information into the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) pursuant to rule 5101:2-36-01 of the Administrative Code. (B) The PCSA shall categorize a child fatality or near fatality alleged to have occurred through known or suspected c...

...(A) Upon receipt of information involving a child fatality or near fatality, the public children services agency (PCSA) is to record the information into Ohio's comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS) pursuant to rule 5101:2-36-01 of the Administrative Code. (B) The PCSA is to categorize a child fatality or near fatality alleged to have occurred through known or suspected child...

...(A) Each referral, assessment/investigation and provision of services related to reports of child abuse, neglect, dependency, or family in need of services (FINS) is confidential. Information contained in the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) is confidential pursuant to section 5101.131 of the Revised Code. This information may be shared only when dissemination is a...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) shall record case information in the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS). Case information that cannot be recorded in SACWIS shall be maintained as hard copy files, electronic files or as a combination of both. (B) All case records prepared, maintained, and permanently kept by the PCSA are confidential. Access to PCSA case records and the relea...

...(A) Each Title IV-E agency, as defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code, is to use the statewide "agreement for Title IV-E agencies for the provision of non-placement services," hereinafter referred to as the " non-placement agreement," in the statewide automated child welfare system (SACWIS) when: (1) Contracting for aftercare support from a qualified residential treatment pro...

...(A) Upon receipt of a request from the county department of job and family services (CDJFS), the public children services agency (PCSA) shall engage in joint planning and sharing of information with the CDJFS in order to: (1) Assess, plan and provide coordinated services to children, families and adults receiving services from the PCSA and the CDJFS. (2) Assist the CDJFS in establishing best...

...(A) All Title IV-E agencies shall verify United States (U.S.) citizenship and immigration status for all children in foster care regardless of whether Title IV-E foster care maintenance (FCM) payments are made on their behalf. (B) Documents that verify citizenship are: (1) A U.S. birth certificate. (2) A U.S. passport, unless it is authorized with a limitation; limited passports are issued ...

...(A) As used in this rule, "caseworker" is defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (B) A public children services agency (PCSA) may hire an applicant as a caseworker only if the applicant has one or more of the following: (1) A bachelor's degree in human services related studies. (2) A bachelor's degree in any field and employed for at least two years in a human services ...

...(A) As used in this rule, "supervisor" is defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (B) Public children services agency (PCSA) supervisors are to complete a minimum of sixty hours of supervisory core training offered by the Ohio child welfare training program (OCWTP), including core course(s) in screening reports of child abuse, neglect, or dependency, during their first year of...

...(A) The statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) shall be established and maintained in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 674 (a)(3)(C) (2008). Access to and use of data in SACWIS shall be limited to the extent necessary to carry out the child welfare program under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act of 1967, P.L. 109-288, 120 Stat. 1244 (2006), the Child Abuse P...

...(A) The Ohio statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) shall be established and maintained in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 674 (a)(3)(C) (2008). Access to and use of data in Ohio SACWIS shall be limited to the extent necessary to carry out the child welfare program under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act of 1967, P.L. 109-288, 120 Stat. 1244 (2006), the Chi...

...(A) A public children services agency (PCSA) shall 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 in order to determine an intake category and arrive at a screening decision. Receipt of all of the following information is not required in order to screen in a report or to c...

...(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 at a screening decision. Receipt of all the following information is not required to screen in a report or to categorize the informa...

...(A) A public children services agency (PCSA) shall 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 alleged child victim's family. (2) The alleged perpetrator is known to the family or child and has had access to the alleged ...

...(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 alleged child victim's family. (2) The alleged perpetrator is known to the family or child and has had access to the alleged ...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) shall conduct a specialized assessment/investigation if the child abuse or neglect report involves an alleged perpetrator who meets one or more of the following criteria: (1) Is a person responsible for the alleged child victim's care in an out-of-home care setting as defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (2) Is a person respon...

...(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 child victim's care in an out-of-home care setting as defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (2) Is a person re...

...(A) A public children services agency (PCSA) shall 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 perpetrator was unknown to the alleged child victim and the alleged child victim's family prior to the incident(s). (B) The PCSA shall...

...(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 perpetrator was unknown to the alleged child victim and the alleged child victim's family prior to the incident(s). (B) The PCSA is to ...

...(A) A public children services agency (PCSA) shall conduct a deserted child 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 child's parent in the care of an emergency medical service worker, peace officer, or hospital employee by the child's parent(s). (3) Th...