Appendix A: Offenses Listed
in Paragraph (G) of Rule 5101:2-7-14 of the Administrative Code
(A)A foster caregiver
shall notify the recommending agency in writing prior to allowing any person to
reside for more than two weeks in the foster home.
(B)A foster caregiver
shall notify the recommending agency within one hour of the caregiver gaining the
knowledge of any of the following circumstances involving a foster child:
(1)A serious injury
or illness involving medical treatment of a foster child.
(2)The death of a
foster child.
(3)Unauthorized absence
of a foster child from the home.
(4)Removal or an attempted removal of a foster child from the home
by any person or agency other than the placing agency, or
attempts at such removal.
(5)Any involvement
of a foster child with law enforcement authorities.
(C)A foster caregiver
shall notify the recommending agency within twenty-four hours or the next working
day of any of the other following circumstances:
(1)Any impending change
in the marital status of the foster caregiver or in the household occupancy of the
home.
(2)Any serious illness
or death in the household.
(3)Any fire or other
incident, requiring the services of a fire department or emergency personnel occurs
at or within the home.
(4)The foster home
becomes uninhabitable for any reason.
(D)A foster caregiver
shall inform the recommending agency at least four weeks prior to a planned move
of the foster caregiver.
(E)A foster caregiver
shall inform the recommending agency within thirty days in writing if the foster
caregiver is certified to operate a type B family day care home.
(F)A foster caregiver
shall notify the recommending agency within twenty-four hours of the caregiver gaining the knowledge of any charge of
any criminal offense brought against the caregiver or any adult resident of his
home. If the charges result in a conviction, the foster caregiver shall notify the
recommending agency within twenty-four hours of the conviction. Failure to notify the agency in either of these circumstances shall
result in the agency recommending the Ohio department of job and family services
(ODJFS) seek an order to revoke or deny the caregiver's certification to operate
a foster home.
(G)A foster caregiver
shall notify the recommending agency within twenty-four hours of any charge or complaint
brought against any resident of the foster caregiver's home who is at least twelve
years of age, but less than eighteen years of age for committing an act that if
committed by an adult would constitute a criminal offense. Pursuant to section 5103.0319 of the Revised Code, a foster caregiver
shall also notify the recommending agency in writing within twenty-four hours if
a resident of the foster caregiver's home is at least twelve years of age, but less
than eighteen years of age, and has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of
the offenses listed in appendix A to this rule, or has been adjudicated to be a
delinquent child for committing an act that if committed by an adult would have
constituted such a violation. The notification is also required for any conviction
or adjudication of delinquency resulting from a violation of an existing or former
law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent
to any of the offenses listed in appendix A to this rule.
(1)If the recommending agency learns that a
foster caregiver has failed to notify the agency, the agency shall notify ODJFS
and recommend ODJFS seek an order to revoke the foster caregiver's certification
to operate a foster home.
(2)If the recommending agency learns that a
prospective foster caregiver has failed to notify the agency, the agency shall notify
ODJFS and recommend ODJFS deny the foster caregiver's certification to operate a
foster home.
(H)Pursuant to section 5103.0319 of the Revised
Code, a foster caregiver shall also notify the recommending agency in writing within
twenty-four hours if a resident of the foster caregiver's home is at least twelve
years of age, but less than eighteen years of age, and has been convicted of or
pleaded guilty to any of the offenses listed in appendix A to this rule, or has
been adjudicated to be a delinquent child for committing an act that if committed
by an adult would have constituted such a violation. The notification is also required
for any conviction or adjudication of delinquency resulting from a violation of
an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that
is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in appendix A to this
rule.
(1)If the recommending agency learns that a
foster caregiver has failed to notify the agency, the agency shall notify ODJFS
and recommend ODJFS seek an order to revoke the foster caregiver's certification
to operate a foster home.
(2)If the recommending agency learns that a
prospective foster caregiver has failed to notify the agency, the agency shall notify
ODJFS and recommend ODJFS deny the foster caregiver's certification to operate a
foster home
(H)(I) A foster caregiver may voluntarily terminate a
foster home certificate for any reason by providing written notice of intent to
terminate and the effective date of termination to the recommending agency.
Effective: 4/1/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/19/2018 and 04/01/2024
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 02/07/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.0319, 5103.03, 2151.86
Rule Amplifies: 2151.86, 5103.0319, 5103.03, 5103.02
Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 10/01/1986, 01/01/1991, 09/18/1996,
07/01/2000, 01/01/2003, 12/11/2006, 08/14/2008, 10/01/2011, 07/01/2014