This letter transmits amendments to the Ohio Administrative Code rules 5101:2-20-01 through 5101:2-20-04 governing the Adult Protective Services (APS) Program as a result of the five year rule review. The rules will become effective August 1, 2012.

The following is a brief explanation of the amended rules.

Rule 5101:2-20-01 Adult protective services definitions. Four definitions were added to the rule. The first definition "Peace Officer" was added in paragraph (P) to coincide with the definition in ORC 5101.60. The three remaining definitions are new and were added for clarification. Those definitions include: "Referral" in paragraph (T), "Report" in paragraph (U) and "Screening" in paragraph (V). Grammatical changes were also made to the rule.

Rule 5101:2-20-02 Provisions for adult protective services. No new language was required for this rule. The rule was amended for grammatical corrections and technical changes.

Rule 5101:2-20-03 Adult protective services designated agency provisions. Changes were made in paragraph (B) to amend the OAC citations. Rule 5101:2-20-05, APS Automated Reporting System was previously rescinded from the Family, Children, and Adult Services Manual and moved to the Administrative Procedure Manual.

Rule 5101:2-20-04 Adult protective services case records. Changes were made to paragraph (A) for grammatical and technical changes. Paragraph (B), sections one through ten were changed for language clarification.

Note: The Administrative Procedure Manual (APM) Transmittal Letter No. 356 transmits amendments to rule 5101:9-14-02 "Adult protective services automated reporting system" concurrent with the above mentioned rules, as a result of an internal rule review audit. Please refer to the APM to review the rule amendments.

INSTRUCTIONS:

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