FCASMTL 229 (Inter-country adoption, eff. 1/11/2009)
Family, Children and Adult Services Manual Transmittal Letter No. 229
December 3, 2008
TO: All Family, Children and Adult Services Manual Holders
FROM: Helen E. Jones-Kelley, Director
SUBJECT: Inter-Country Adoption Data Collection

This letter transmits the proposed new rule 5101:2-48-25 of the Administrative Code in response to the data collection requirements involving the Title IV-B State Plan as required by federal law. This letter also transmits revisions to the JFS 01670, "Inter-Country Adoption Data Collection" form. This rule will be effective January 11, 2009.

Rule 5101:2-48-25 has been created to require Public Children Services Agencies (PCSAs), Private Child Placing Agencies (PCPAs) and Private Non-custodial Agencies (PNAs) engaged in inter-country adoptions to complete a JFS 01670 form for each child who was adopted via inter-country and who entered foster care due to an adoptive placement disruption or an adoption dissolution.

The JFS 01670 has been revised to clarify that a PCSA, PCPA or PNA shall complete the JFS 01670 and submit it to ODJFS within 10 days after a disruption of a child's adoption or 10 days after the dissolution of an adoption.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart depicts what materials should be inserted into the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM).

LOCATIONREMOVE AND FILE AS OBSOLETEINSERT/REPLACEMENT
Social Services 5101:2‑48‑25
FormsJFS 01670 (Rev. 4/2008)JFS 01670 (Rev. 1/2009)
Transmittal LettersFCASMTL No. 229