This letter transmits a revision to a type B provider certification rule that will allow an approved emergency/substitute caregiver to act as an assistant to a type B home provider. This revision is being made to comply with the collective bargaining agreement between the state of Ohio and AFSCME, Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO/Child Care Providers Together.

The following is a summary of the rule revision, which is effective July 1, 2011:

Rule 5101:2-14-14: Language has been added to allow a type B provider to use an emergency/substitute caregiver as an assistant in the type B home. The provider shall provide a one-time notice to the county agency prior to using an emergency/substitute caregiver as an assistant and shall notify parents when an emergency/substitute caregiver is used. Use of an assistant does not change the provider's capacity or the provider's payment. The provider must be present in the home at all times when the emergency/substitute caregiver is used as an assistant.

A new form, JFS 01920 "Emergency/Substitute Caregiver Acting as an Assistant in a Type B Child Care Home," has been developed to document a provider's use of an emergency/substitute caregiver as an assistant. This form will be released in a separate manual procedure letter.

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 of Families and Children 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.