(A)The public
children services agency (PCSA) shall complete the JFS
01404 "Comprehensive Assessment Planning Model - I.S.,
Reunification Assessment" (rev. 2/2006) in the statewide automated child welfare information system
(SACWIS) to support and document the PCSA's assessment of the family's
reunification readiness if the child has been placed out of the home through
either a voluntary out-of-home safety plan or a legally authorized out-of-home
placement for thirty days or more, regardless of the circumstances
precipitating the child's placement out of the home or who holds custody of the
child.
(B)The PCSA shall
complete the JFS 01404"Reunification
Assessment" in accordance with the
following: prior to the reunification of a child
to his removal home if the child has been out of said home for thirty days or
more. This applies to both voluntary out-of-home safety plans and legally
authorized out-of-home placement
(1)Prior to the reunification of a child
to his removal home if the child has been out of said home for thirty days or
more. This applies to both voluntary out-of-home safety plans and legally
authorized out-of-home placement.
(2)The risk level is reduced to moderate
or below.
(3)During the completion of the JFS 01412
"Comprehensive Assessment and Planning Model - I.S., Semiannual
Administrative Review" (rev. 9/2012) pursuant to rule 5101:2-38-10 of the
Administrative Code for a child placed out of his home for thirty days or more
if any one of the following apply:
(a)An out-of-home safety plan has been
implemented.
(b)The case plan goal and services are to
support reunification of the child to the removal home.
(c)A legally authorized out-of-home
safety plan has been implemented.
(d)Parental rights have not been
terminated.
(4)No more than sixty days prior to any
court hearing for a child in the PCSA's temporary custody.
(C)The PCSA shall
complete the JFS 01404"Reunification
Assessment" to support and document the PCSA's assessment of the
family's reunification readiness. The decision regarding
the family's reunification readiness includes an assessment of the following:
(1)A review of child safety.
(2)Information pertaining to the parent,
guardian, or custodian's compliance with court orders, if applicable.
(3)An update on:
(a)Family conditions and dynamics.
(b)Family resources, strengths, and
protective capacities.
(c)Child vulnerability.
(4)Interventions necessary to support
reunification.
(D)The PCSA shall
complete the JFS 01404 "Reunification
Assessment" regardless of circumstances precipitating the child's
placement out of the home or who or what entity holds custody of the child.
(E)The PCSA shall maintain the JFS 01404
in the case record and record in the statewide automated child welfare
information system (SACWIS).
Effective: 7/5/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 2/24/2020 and 07/05/2025
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 06/25/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5153.16, 5153.166
Rule Amplifies: 5153.16
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/2006, 10/01/2009, 03/01/2014