The Office of Family Assistance amended several type B home certification rules contained in Chapter 5101:2-14 of the Ohio Administrative Code as a result of a five year review. These rules will be effective on August 3, 2013. The following rules have been amended:

5101:2-14-01 "Definitions for Certification of Type B Home Providers and In-Home Aides" has been amended to remove the definition of an absent day, this definition appears in another rule, 5101:2-16-01 of the Administrative Code, to add definition of Department, to remove definition of medically fragile foster care since this definition is covered in specialized foster care definition, and to revise the definitions of medication and publicly funded child care for consistency with other rules.

5101:2-14-02 "Application for Certification as a Professional Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to revise language regarding the requirement for a provider to enter information for the provider agreement into the online portal, to add language regarding Ohio electronic child care (Ohio ECC), and remove language regarding which rules the County Department of Job and Family Services (CDJFS) has to give to the provider, this is outlined in rule 5101:2-14-61.

5101:2-14-04 "Issuance and Renewal of Professional Certification as a Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to add the restriction that only one certificate shall be issued per address (previously two people certified at the same address before August 14, 2008 could retain dual certification; this provision is being removed from the rule). Certified providers with two certificates at one home must contact their CDJFS and inform them which certificate will be forfeited no later than July 3, 2013. If providers do not contact the CDJFS by July 7, 2013 the CDJFS will remove the most recently issued certificate. These certifications will end on August 2, 2013. New language has been added to require providers to obtain a new certificate if they move and to clarify language.

5101:2-14-05 "Provider Qualifications for Professional Certification as a Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to remove the requirement for a repeated medical every three years, to remove requirement of three references, and to clarify language requiring the provider to give caretaker(s) the provider's tax identification number at time of enrollment.

5101:2-14-13 "Training Requirements for Certification as a Professional Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to revise the hours for the health and safety training from six to eight, to allow electronic media as approved by ODJFS for first aid, communication disease and child abuse recognition training, and to clarify language. The rule was also being amended to update the revision date of the JFS 01750 "Health and Safety in Family Child Care Homes," which will be released in a separate letter.

5101:2-14-36 "Crib and Playpen Requirements for Professional Certification as a Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to revise language to comply with new crib standards from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and to clarify language.

5101:2-14-56 "Issuance and Renewal of a Certificate for Limited Certification as a Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to revise language to only allow one certificate to be issued to each address, to discontinue grandfathering, and to clarify language. Providers should follow the same timelines for removing the certification as indicated in instructions in the paragraph above for rule 5101:2-14-04.

5101:2-14-58 "Provider Qualifications and Responsibilities for Limited Certification as a Type B Home Provider or In-Home Aide" has been amended to update the revision date of the JFS 01750.

5101:2-14-61 "County Department of Job and Family Services Certification Responsibilities for Certified Type B Providers and In-Home Aides" has been amended to update the revision dates of the JFS 01750 and JFS 02827 "Monthly Financial Statement".

The electronic version of the Child Care Manual is located at: http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov. The manual contains all rules, forms, transmittal letters and procedure letters that the department has issued to child care providers. A current version of this manual should be utilized by providers in all type B homes that are certified by the CDJFS and a current and updated copy of the manual should be accessible at all times in the type B home.

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

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart identifies the material that needs to be removed from and inserted into the Child Care Manual (CCM).