Background: The Ohio Department of Job and Family
Services (ODJFS) has amended the following rules contained in Chapter 5101:2-14
of the Ohio Administrative Code due to the five-year review and to implement
provisions of Amended Substitute House Bill 166 of the 133rd General Assembly.
The rules will become effective October 20,
2019.
New Policy:
Rule 5101:2-14-01 "Definitions for certified in-home
aides" outlines definitions for in-home aides. This rule has been amended to
make the following changes:
- Removed "a" before "part" in
paragraph (C)(3)
- Added new paragraph (C)(5)
- Updated definition of "school-age
child" in paragraph (O)
- Added "special needs child care" and
deleted "special needs" in paragraph (P)
- Removed definition of specialized foster home
- Corrected punctuation inconsistencies throughout
rule
Rule 5101:2-14-07 "County agency responsibility for
compliance inspections and complaint investigations for an in-home aide"
outlines the requirements of the county agency for compliance inspections and
complaint investigations for an in-home aide. This rule has been amended to make
the following changes:
- Added "inspections" to rule title
- Clarified "inspections" versus
"investigations" throughout the rule
- "Report" and "each
inspection" has been changed to the "JFS 01533"
Please contact the Child Care Policy Help Desk at
1-877-302-2347, option 4, if you have any questions.