This letter transmits proposed revisions to rules in Chapter 5101:2-14 of the Administrative Code. These rule revisions are being proposed in order to add requirements for completion of a Provider Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) and to clarify other rule language related to provider certifications for training, inspections and complaints. The effective date of these rules is November 15, 2010.

Rule 5101:2-14-02, "Application for professional certification as a type B provider or in-home aide" is being amended to add the requirement for completion of the JFS 01144 Provider Agreement for Publicly Funded Child Care Services," which is the contract between providers of child care and ODJFS.

Rule 5101:2-14-03, "Professional certification compliance inspection of type B home providers and in-home aides" is being amended to add the requirement that a copy of the inspection report be given to the provider before the CDJFS leaves the provider's home.

Rule 5101:2-14-03.1, "Complaint investigation of professional and limited type B home providers and in-home aides" is being amended to add the requirement for a complaint report to be given to the provider at the time of the complaint investigation and for additional information to be forwarded to the provider as soon as possible.

Rule 5101:2-14-13, "Training requirements for certification as a professional type

B home provider or in-home aide" is being amended to clarify training requirements for type B providers and to update the revision date of a form.

Rule 5101:2:14-40, "Appeal review procedures for professional and limited certification as a type B home provider or in-home aide" is being amended to clarify language regarding the appeal process and to allow a provider to designate a union representative as a legal representative.

The electronic versions of the Child Care Manuals are located at: http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov. The manuals contain all child care rules, transmittal letters and procedure letters.

Please contact the Help Desk for the Office for Children and Families at 1-866-886-3537, option 4 if you have any questions.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following chart identifies the material that needs to be removed from and inserted into the Child Care Type B Home Manual (CCBMTL).