This letter transmits the review of Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 5101:2-36-14 that addresses the requirements for Protective Service Alerts.  Training has been presented to public children services agencies (PCSAs) regarding SACWIS enhancements related to this rule. This rule is effective as of May 3, 2021.

The following is a brief explanation of the changes to this rule:

OAC 5101:2-36-14 entitled Protective Service Alert sets forth the requirements that apply to public children services agencies (PCSAs) when issuing a protective service alert (PSA) upon receipt of an abuse or neglect report when the whereabouts of a child or his or her parent, guardian, or custodian are unknown, and the PCSA has reason to believe the child is in immediate danger of serious harm.  The assignment of an originating PCSA has been removed from rule to allow any PCSA to document changes to the PSA in SACWIS.  The expiration date of a PSA has been changed from ninety days to be a minimum of one year from the date of issuance of a PSA, and the time period for extension of PSA has been modified to be one year from the date of extension. Training has been presented to Ohio PCSAs regarding the SACWIS enhancements resulting from these rule changes. Additionally, the paragraph order has been restructured throughout the rule in accordance with the changes.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart indicates the materials that should be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the materials that should be added