This procedure letter is to inform public children services agencies (PCSAs) that House Bill (HB) 483 and HB 213 of the 130th General Assembly amended Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 2151.421, Reporting child abuse or neglect. The amendments added court appointed special advocate; or guardian ad litem as well as a superintendent or regional administrator employed by the department of youth services as mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect (CA/N).

The Office of Families and Children is sharing this information as it is pertinent to PCSAs when training and informing mandated reporters of their respective duties to report suspected child abuse or neglect; screening CA/N reports; and responding to and sharing information with mandated reporters.

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