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...The department of children and youth shall enforce sections 2151.39, 5103.15, and 5103.16 of the Revised Code.

...ld 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 the agency for a period of time of up to thirty days, except that an agreement for temporary custody can be for a period of time of up to sixty days without court approval if the agreement is executed solely for the ...

...and agreement in the court and agency's records. The agency shall file a copy of the form and agreement with the probate court with which a petition to adopt the child who is the subject of the agreement is filed. The juvenile court shall question the parent to determine that the parent understands the adoption process, the ramifications of entering into a voluntary permanent custody surrender agreement, each comp...

...ot 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: (A) Provide the parent with a copy of the written materials about adoption prepared by the department of children and youth under divisi...

...ng, the court may order that reasonable action be taken that the court determines is necessary and in the child's best interest or that an action that the court determines is not in the child's best interest be discontinued.

...As used in this section, "children with special needs" has the same meaning as in rules adopted under section 5153.163 of the Revised Code. If the department of job and family services determines that money in the putative father registry fund created under section 2101.16 of the Revised Code is more than is needed to perform its duties related to the putative father registry, the department may transfer surplus m...

... to adopt unless placement is made by a public children services agency, an institution or association that is certified by the department of children and youth under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to place children for adoption, or custodians in another state or foreign country, or unless all of the following criteria are met: (1) Prior to the placement and receiving of the child, the parent or parents of th...

.... If a private child placing agency or public children services agency has placed a child in a foster home or with a relative of the child, other than a parent of the child, the agency shall notify the child's foster caregiver or relative if the agency seeks permanent custody of the child, or, if the agency already has permanent custody of the child, seeks to place the child for adoption. The notice also shall infor...

...chment, and social activities. (2) A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency that serves as the child's custodian or as the supervising agency for the resource caregiver shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property that result from a resource caregiver's or agency's decisions using a reason...

...on shall not create grounds for a civil action against the department, the recommending agency, or the custodial agency.

...or other chief legal officer shall take action to enforce this section through injunctive relief or criminal charge.

...e "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 88 Stat. 4 (1974), 42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., as amended; (c) The name of the person who or entity that made, or participated in the making of, the report of abuse or neglect. (C)(1) A foster home certification may be denied based on a summary report containing the information described under division (B)(1)(a) of this section, when considered within the totality of th...

...rtment of justice national sex offender public web site regarding the prospective or current foster caregiver and all persons eighteen years of age or older who reside with the prospective or current foster caregiver. Certification may be denied based solely on the results of the search. (B) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary for the i...

... activity. (Q) To maintain books and records in accordance with the bylaws of the Interstate Commission. (R) To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact. ARTICLE X. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION (A) Bylaws: (1) Within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, the Interstate Commission shall adopt bylaws...

...The department of children and youth may adopt rules necessary for the implementation of section 5103.20 of the Revised Code.

...As used in division (B) of Article VIII of section 5103.20 of the Revised Code, "state human services administration" means the department of children and youth.

...aused to be sent or brought, whether by public authorities or private persons or agencies, and whether for placement with state or local public authorities or for placement with private agencies or persons. (D) "Placement" means the arrangement for the care of a child in a family free or boarding home, or in a child-caring agency or institution but does not include any institution caring for the mentally ill, men...

...to the provisions of the interstate compact on the placement of children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V of section 5103.23 of the Revised Code. However, in the event of parental or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of laws fixing responsibility for the support of children also may be invoked.

...h and that department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by said Article III.

... (A) of Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children, the phrase "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this state shall mean the department of children and youth.

...(B) of Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state is subject to the approval of the director of budget and management. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on any subdivision of this state shall not be binding unless it has the appr...

...(B) of Article V of the interstate compact on the placement of children.

...ant to Article VI of the interstate compact on the placement of children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof.

...d in Article VII of the interstate compact on the placement of children, the term "executive head" means the governor. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of said Article VII.

...The Ohio child welfare training program is hereby established in the department of children and youth as a statewide program. The program shall provide all of the following: (A) The training that section 3107.014 of the Revised Code requires an assessor to complete; (B) The preplacement training that sections 5103.031 and 5103.033 of the Revised Code require a prospective foster caregiver to complete; (C) Th...