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...he Revised Code: (A) "Infant" means a child who is less than one year of age. (B) "Residential infant care center" 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.

...3, 2022, shall apply to the director of children and youth to obtain a certificate for the facility. (B) A person who, on June 13, 2022, is operating a children's crisis care 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 shall be deemed a residential infant care ce...

...The director of children and youth shall issue a certificate to a person to operate a residential infant care center as follows: (A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 5103.602 of the Revised Code if the center complies with all of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and, if applicable, all of the rules adopted under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code; (B)(1) Pursuant t...

...ing care for the infant. (C) A public children services agency or private child placing agency requires additional time to determine placement of the infant.

...ian, or legal custodian; (2) A public children services agency; (3) A private child placing agency. (B) As used in this section, "legal custody" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.

...) Require both of the following: (1) Child-care staff, volunteers, and interns in positions responsible for the daily direct care or supervision of children to be at least eighteen years old and have a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence; (2) Volunteers and interns who are under twenty-one years of age to be supervised. (F) Request a criminal records check with respect to volunteers...

...on and after the date the department of children and youth adopts rules regarding certification under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code.

...not count volunteers or interns to meet child-to-staff ratios, except for in emergency situations, including an extremely ill staff member.

...(A) As used in this section, "firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (B) A residential infant care center that regularly maintains on its premises schedule II controlled substances, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, may do both of the following: (1) Maintain firearms at the facility; (2) Permit security personnel to bear firearms while on the grounds of the fac...

...The director of children and youth may suspend or revoke a residential infant care center's certificate pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if the center violates or fails to comply with any of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and, as applicable, the rules adopted under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code or division (H) of section 5103.13 of the Revised Code.

...The director of children and youth shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the certification of residential infant care centers.

... preservation center" means a certified children's crisis care facility or residential infant care center that has as its primary purpose the preservation of families.

...ho holds an active license to operate a children's crisis care facility under section 5103.13 of the Revised Code or a residential infant care center under section 5103.602 of the Revised Code may apply to the director of children and youth to obtain a certificate as a family preservation center under this section.

...(A) The director of children and youth shall certify the person's family preservation center if the center complies with all of the requirements imposed under section 5103.614 of the Revised Code and all of the rules adopted under section 5103.617 of the Revised Code. (B) The director shall not issue a waiver to a person of compliance with any of the requirements imposed under this section or any of the rules adop...

...ns, or the council on accreditation for children and family services; (B) Obtain and maintain certification by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services; (C) Provide family preservation programs informed by evidence-based or promising practices, including all of the following: (1) Family case management; (2) Service referral and linkage; (3) Parent education; (4) Trauma screening and hea...

...The director of children and youth may suspend or revoke a family preservation center's certificate pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if the center violates or fails to comply with section 5103.614 of the Revised Code or any of the rules adopted under section 5103.617 of the Revised Code.

...ety days June 13, 2022, the director of children and youth shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the certification of family preservation centers.

...(A) Whoever violates section 5103.03 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. (B) Whoever violates section 5103.15, 5103.16, or 5103.17 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

...n of a center, type A home, or approved child day camp. The administrator and the owner may be the same person. (B) "Approved child day camp" means a child day camp approved pursuant to section 5104.22 of the Revised Code. (C) "Authorized representative" means an individual employed by a center, type A home, or approved child day camp that is owned by a person other than an individual and who is authorized by t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Child" includes both of the following: (a) An infant, toddler, or preschool age child; (b) A school-age child who is not enrolled in a public or nonpublic school but is enrolled in a child care center, type A family child care home, or licensed type B family child care home or receives child care from a certified in-home aide. (2) "In the process of being immunized" means...

...The director of children and youth, in addition to the rules adopted under section 5104.015 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules establishing minimum requirements for child care centers. The rules shall include the requirements set forth in sections 5104.032 to 5104.034 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in section 5104.07 of the Revised Code, the rules shall not change the square footage requirements of secti...

...The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the licensure of type B family child care homes. The rules shall provide for safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of children receiving child care or publicly funded child care in a licensed type B family child care home and shall include all of the following: (A) Requirements for the type B h...

...The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing the certification of in-home aides. The rules shall provide for safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of children receiving publicly funded child care in their own home and shall include the following: (A) Standards for ensuring that the child's home and the physical surroundings of the child's...

...To the extent that any rules adopted for the purposes of this chapter require a health care professional to perform a physical examination, the rules shall include as a health care professional a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife.

...(A) The director of children and youth shall do all of the following: (1) Provide or make available in either paper or electronic form to each licensee notice of proposed rules governing the licensure of child care centers, type A homes, and type B homes; (2) Give public notice of hearings regarding the proposed rules at least thirty days prior to the date of the public hearing, in accordance with section 119.0...