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...A) A procedure for individuals in a community in which a residential facility is located to communicate concerns, complaints, or other pertinent information to the department regarding the facility; (B) Standards for tracking and retaining communications received under division (A) of this section.

...If the department of children and youth has determined that a residential facility has violated a requirement for certification and issues a corrective action plan for the facility to remedy the violation, the operator of the facility shall provide documentary evidence of the correction. Self-attestation of the correction without documentary evidence shall not be sufficient proof of correction of the violation.

...he requirements of the permit or has failed to fulfill the requirements of a corrective action plan issued by the department of children and youth for a finding of noncompliance. The department may provide notification of the failure to fulfill the requirements of a corrective action plan to the county, township, or municipal corporation. (B) The county, township, or municipal corporation shall notify the holder of...

...a year in accordance with rules adopted under division (B) of this section. The department is not required to provide advance notification to the residential facility of a site visit. (B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish criteria for requiring more than one site v...

...regarding emergencies involving a child under the care and supervision of the facility.

...n, the director shall adopt or modify rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.

...gency with custody of a child shall complete the form under division (A) of this section for each child the agency places in a residential facility outside the county of the child's school district of residence. (2) The agency shall convey the information to the foster care liaison in a student's new school district verbally upon enrolling the child. Not later than five days after a child's enrollment in the new s...

...tor of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish requirements regarding all of the following for group homes: (1) The use of the Ohio professional registry, as operated by the Ohio child care resource and referral association or its successor organization or entity, to complete background checks or criminal records checks pursuant to section 2151.86, 5103....

...hall administer funds received under Title IV-B of the "Social Security Act," 81 Stat. 821 (1967), 42 U.S.C.A. 620, as amended, and the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 88 Stat. 4 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 5101, as amended. In administering these funds, the department may establish a child welfare services program and a child abuse and neglect prevention and adoption reform program. The department has all powers...

...nt of children and youth to administer funds received by the department of education and workforce under the "State Dependent Care Development Grants Act," 100 Stat. 968 (1986), 42 U.S.C.A. 9871, as amended. In fulfilling its duties under such a contract, the department of children and youth may make grants to or enter into contracts with other public or private entities.

... receiving benefits administered by the United States social security administration, the United States department of veterans affairs, the Ohio public employee retirement system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, the state teachers retirement system of Ohio, the school employees retirement system of Ohio, or the Ohio highway patrol retirement system. If the child is eligible for or receiving such benefits, the ...

...on services and initiatives. The department of children and youth shall allocate moneys from the fund according to the following distribution: (A) Fifty per cent of the moneys in the fund shall be used for foster care services and initiatives. (B) Fifty per cent of the moneys in the fund shall be used for adoption services and initiatives.

... under this section, the agency is entitled to a hearing. Notwithstanding section 127.16 of the Revised Code, the department is not required to follow competitive selection procedures or to receive the approval of the controlling board to enter into agreements under this section or to make payments pursuant to the agreements. (C) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 11...

...vice, and providing for sick visits, on-site well child exams, and children assisted by medical technology. (4) "Preteen" means an individual under thirteen years of age. (B) No person shall operate a children's crisis care facility or hold a children's crisis care facility out as a certified children's crisis care facility unless there is a valid children's crisis care facility certificate issued under this se...

... of children and youth may apply to the United States secretary of health and human services for a federal grant under the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 42 U.S.C. 5116, and the "Family First Prevention Services Act," 42 U.S.C. 50711, 50723, and 50741, to assist children's crisis care facilities certified under section 5103.13 of the Revised Code in providing temporary residential and other care to prete...

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

... into to obtain the adoption of a child under the age of six months, any public children services agency or private child placing agency that obtains, without court approval, temporary custody of a child pursuant to an agreement executed in accordance with this division may request the juvenile court of the county in which the child has a residence or legal settlement for an original thirty-day extension of the tempo...

... agency or private child placing agency under division (B)(1) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code: (1) Appear personally before the court; (2) Sign the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code; (3) Check either the "yes" or "no" space provided on the component of the form prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code an...

... 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 division (C) of section 3107.083 of the Revised Code, discuss with the parent the adoption process and ramifi...

...ring of an agreement the court approves under division (B)(1) of section 5103.15 of the Revised Code once every seven months after the agreement is entered into if a final decree or interlocutory order of adoption for the child who is the subject of the agreement has not been issued or become final and the agreement is still in effect. (2) A juvenile court shall conduct a review hearing of an agreement entered into...

...as the same meaning as in rules adopted under section 5153.163 of the Revised Code. If the department of children and youth 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 use surplus moneys in the fund to promote adoption of children with special nee...

...anding that transfers or surrenders the legal rights, powers, or duties of the legal parent, parents, or guardian of the child into the temporary or permanent custody of any association or institution that is not certified by the department of children and youth under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, without the written consent of the office in the department that oversees the interstate compact for placement of ...

...ided the adult relative satisfies all relevant child protection standards and the agency determines that the placement is in the child's best interest.

...aregiver shall use a reasonable and prudent parent standard when considering whether to authorize a foster child who resides in the resource home to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, 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...

... (C) The rights established by rules under this section shall not create grounds for a civil action against the department, the recommending agency, or the custodial agency.