This letter transmits one rule that has been rescinded and filed as a new rule due to multiple changes. This rule will be effective October 1, 2015. The following is a brief explanation of the changes:

OAC rule 5101:2-33-13, entitled "Adoption Administrative Falsification Procedures" is being rescinded and replaced with a new rule of the same number, entitled "Administrative procedures for falsification in adoption." The rule describes the procedures and timeframes for handling a report of falsification in the adoption homestudy process. The procedures and timeframes were rewritten for clarity of the reader.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following chart identifies the material that should be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the material that should be added.