Background:

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) amended rules 5101:2-12-01, 5101:2-12-05, and 5101:2-12-07 of the Ohio Administrative Code to implement provisions of Amended Substitute House Bill 166 of the 133rd General Assembly.

These rules will be effective December 1, 2019.

5101:2-12-01 "Definitions for licensed child care centers" has been amended with the following changes: 

• Added the following definitions: authorized representative and special needs child care
• Amended the following definitions: child care, child care staff member, employee, school-age child
• Removed the definition of special needs

5101:2-12-05 "Denial, revocation and suspension of a licensed child care center application or license" has been amended with the following changes: 

• Added that if an in-home aide certification is revoked, the applicant may not be granted a child care center license until five years have elapsed from the date of the revocation
• Amended the standards and procedures for the suspension of licenses

5101:2-12-07 "Administrator responsibilities, requirements and qualifications for a licensed child care center" has been amended with the following changes: 

• Clarified that any current administrator who completed the rules review course prior to December 31, 2016 shall complete the training again by December 19, 2021
• Added that the administrator shall ensure the center does not discriminate in the enrollment of children upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin
• In Appendix C, clarified paragraph regarding discrimination in the enrollment of children

Please contact the Child Care Policy Helpdesk at 1-877-302-2347, option 4, if you have any questions.