This letter transmits amendments to one Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule regarding children in substitute care as a result of the five-year review process. The rule will be effective August 15, 2023.  The following is a brief explanation of the changes:

OAC rule 5101:2-42-65.1 entitled Exit Interviews when a Child in Custody Leaves an Out of Home Placement outlines the requirement for an exit interview to be completed each time a child leaves a foster care placement. This rule has been revised to remove the requirement that the interview be completed only by a caseworker. Public Children Services Agency (PCSA) is revised to Title IV- E Agency throughout the rule. Section (E)(2) was also revised easing the exit interview requirement for placements of less than seventy-two hours, from the previous version of twenty-four hours.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following chart indicates the material that should be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the materials that are to be inserted in the FCASM.