CCMTL 143 (Chapter 5101:2-15 Five Year Review: Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and Child Care Advisory Council)
Child Care Manual Transmittal Letter No. 143
August 15, 2018
TO: All Child Care Manual Holders
FROM: Cynthia C. Dungey, Director
SUBJECT: Chapter 5101:2-15 Five Year Review: Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and Child Care Advisory Council

Background:

Ohio Revised Code (ORC) requires the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to promulgate rules for Child Care Resource and Referral Services and the Child Care Advisory Council, Chapter 5101:2-15 of the Ohio Administrative Code. In addition, the ORC requires that all rules be reviewed once every five years. The Office of Family Assistance has amended these rules as a result of the five-year review. All have been filed as new rules as a result of the question and answer formatting change. These rules will be effective September 2, 2018.

New rules:

5101:2-15-01 "Service Delivery Areas and Funding Formula for the Provision of Child Care Resource and Referral Services" has been amended to make minor grammatical changes.

5101:2-15-02 "Child Care Resource and Referral Service Organization Qualifications, Services and Technical Assistance" has been amended to change all references to "type A" and "type B" homes to "family child care." Language requiring the child care resource and referral agencies to be either best practice certified or best practice certified within twelve months from the initial grant agreement start date has been removed as it is not required by statute.

5101:2-15-03 "Child Care Advisory Council" is being amended to change all references to "type A" and "type B" homes to "family child care," and "certified type B homes" to "licensed type B homes" and to clarify voting versus non-voting members. Additional amendments include combining the purpose and responsibilities language into one paragraph and updating the name of the Department of Mental Health to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. This rule was previously rule 5101:2-15-10 and has been renumbered.

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