Background:

Section 307.25 (TEMP) by Am. Sub HB 49 of the 132nd General Assembly creates a kinship child care program for families under 200% of the federal poverty level. The program will help families providing kinship care with child care expenses.

New requirements:

Applicants for a Type B Child Care License may request an expedited license in order to serve a child placed by a county public children services agency with a kinship caregiver.

If the applicant provides documentation to ODJFS that a kinship caregiver has selected the applicant as a kinship child care provider and that the child is eligible for the kinship child care program established in Section 307.25 (TEMP) by Am. Sub HB 49 of the 132nd General Assembly, the applicant can apply for an expedited Type B License. The PCSA shall email the following information to TypeBSupervisor@jfs.ohio.gov and BCCLM@jfs.ohio.gov. The email shall have "Type B expedited license for kinship" in the subject line and contain all of the following:

1.         The name, address and phone number of the Type B applicant.

2.         The name and address of the kinship caregiver.

3.         The name and contact information of the PCSA and caseworker involved.

The applicant will follow all of the regulations of Chapter 5104. of the Ohio Revised Code and Chapter 5101:2-13 of the Ohio Administrative Code with the following exceptions:

1.         The initial $250 license fee will be waived.

2.         The applicant will have to complete both the pre-licensing orientation as required by rule 5101:2-13-02 of the Administrative Code and the one-hour child abuse overview as required for child care staff members by rule 5101:2-13-10 OAC. The applicant can choose to take the full six-hour child abuse recognition and prevention training prior to licensure instead of the one-hour overview. Both trainings can be found at https://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/Licensing_Training.stm

3.         The applicant will not have to complete the following health and safety trainings required pursuant to paragraph A of rule 5101:2-13-10 OAC prior to being licensed, but will have to complete all of them within 60 days of being licensed:

a.         First Aid

b.         Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

c.         Management of communicable disease

d.         Child abuse recognition and prevention (6 hours)

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