Federal Regulation at 45 CFR 1355.40, implements section 479 of the Social Security Act and sets forth the AFCARS requirements. The purpose of AFCARS is to collect uniform, reliable information on children who are under the placement and care responsibility of the State Title IV-B/IV-E agency, and children adopted under the auspices of the State public child welfare agency. States are required to collect and submit AFCARS data semi-annually to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).

The Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule proposed for amendment and transmitted in FCASMTL No.101 in order to comply with federal regulations for AFCARS reporting was refiled with minor changes. This letter transmit the changes to OAC rule 5101:2-33-05 entitled "Family and Children Services Information System (FACSIS) Reporting Requirements" which were made in the refiled rule.

Changes were made to clarify language; to separate out the reporting requirements of public (PCSA) from private (PCPA and PNA) agencies; to add the statutory authority for enforcement of the PCSA sanction provisions; and to delete the reference distinguishing private agencies by their means of reporting.