This letter transmits the review of Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 5101:2-39-03 that addresses requirements for a Public Children Services Agency (PCSA) related to emergency removal of a child from substitute care placement. This rule has been reviewed under the five-year review requirement, with no resulting changes, and will retain the previous effective date of May 30, 2014.

OAC 5101:2-39-03 entitled Emergency Removal of a Child from Substitute Care Placement sets forth the PCSA requirements for removing a child from a substitute care setting when the child is determined to be in immediate danger of serious harm and in need of protection from child abuse or neglect or the presence of the child in the substitute care setting places another child in the setting in immediate danger of serious harm.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart indicates the materials that should be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the materials that should be added.