This letter transmits Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules governing placement services that are being amended as a result of the five year rule review process. Following is a brief explanation of each proposed change.

Rule 5101:2-42-04Authority to assume and retain custody of a child sets forth the requirements of PCSAs and PCPAs to assume custody of children and place them in substitute care. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronym PCSA and change the form names from ODHS to ODJFS. Punctuation corrections were made.

Rule 5101:2-42-19Requirements for the provision of independent living services to youth in custody sets forth the requirements of the independent living services to be provided to youth in custody of a PCSA or PCPA. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronyms PCSA, PCPA and CDJFS. Punctuation corrections were made.

Rule 5101:2-42-19.1Requirements for independent living arrangements for independent living youth in custody sets forth the requirements of the PCSAs in placing a youth in an independent living arrangement. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronym PCSA.

Rule 5101:2-42-19.2Requirements for provision of independent living services to young adults who have emancipated sets forth the requirements of the PCSAs in providing services and supports to former foster care youth that have emancipated from the agency's custody. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronym PCSA. Punctuation corrections were made.

Rule 5101:2-42-65Agency visits and contacts with children in substitute care sets forth the requirements of the PCSAs and PCPAs regarding visitations and contact with children in substitute care. This rule is being revised to require that PCSAs and PCPAs meet with all substitute caregivers, face-to-face, no less frequently than every other month. It also removes language which specifies location for some of the visits to enable PCSAs and PCPAs to have the flexibility of meeting in locations which might be convenient for the substitute caregivers and reorganizes the rule throughout for clarity and consistency.

Rule 5101:2-42-66.1Comprehensive health care for children in placement this rule sets forth the requirements of PCSAs, PCPAs and PNAs regarding the health care requirements of children in substitute care. This rule is being revised to add language that was removed from Rule 5101:2-42-90 regarding the requirements of a psychological assessment on children. Information about the expectations of the PCSA, PCPA or PNA if the child is Medicaid and not Medicaid eligible was clarified. The rule has been reorganized throughout for consistency and clarity.

Rule 5101:2-42-70Provision of services to unmarried minor parents sets forth the requirements of the services to be provided to unmarried minor parents. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronym CDJFS. Punctuation corrections were made.

Rule 5101:2-42-71Approval of adult-supervised living arrangements sets forth the requirements of the approval of adult-supervised living arrangements. This rule is being proposed for amendment for punctuation corrections.

Rule 5101:2-42-90Information to be provided to caregivers, school districts and juvenile courts; information to be included in individual child care agreement sets forth the requirements for the PCSAs and PCPAs in the sharing of information to substitute caregivers. This rule is being proposed for amendment to update the date of the JFS 01443 "Child's Education and Health Information".

Rule 5101:2-42-93Procedural requirements regarding change of placement or visitation plan prior to journalization of case plan sets forth the procedural requirements for PCSAs and PCPAs seeking to change the placement or visitation plan prior to the journalization of the case plan. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronyms PCSA and PCPA. Punctuation corrections were made.

Rule 5101:2-42-95Obtaining permanent custody: termination of parental rights sets forth the requirements of PCSAs and PCPAs in obtaining permanent custody of a child and terminating parental rights. This rule is being proposed for amendment to define the acronyms PCSA and PCPA. Punctuation corrections were made.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart depicts what materials are to be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and what materials are to be inserted in the FCASM.