In accordance with Ohio Revised Code (ORC) section 106.031, each agency is required to review its rules a minimum of once every five years. The intent of the law is to ensure that rules are clearly written and that program requirements are accurate, up-to-date and clearly expressed. The purpose of a rule review is to determine whether a rule should be continued without amendment, be amended or be rescinded, taking into consideration each rule's scope and purpose. The following rules were recently reviewed as required by ORC 106.031.  Rule 5101:2-40-04 has an effective date of 03/01/2019.  Rule 5101:2-42-60 was filed as a no-change rule and will maintain the previous effective date of 06/01/2016.

OAC 5101:2-40-04, “Kinship permanency incentive (KPI) program” has been amended to remove some requirements for KPI reapplications.

OAC 5101:2-42-60, “Placement services for infants of incarcerated mothers” outlines public children services agency (PCSA) requirements for providing placement services to incarcerated mothers.  There were no changes made to this rule.

INSTRUCTIONS:

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