(A)A residential
facility shall develop procedures to ensure that arrangements for visitation
and communication between the child and family or friends are consistent with
the case plan and that such arrangements are documented in the service plan.
(B)A residential
facility shall allow a child to send and receive mail in
accordance with paragraph (A)(3) of rule 5101:2-9-15 of the Administrative Code
and shall be subject only to the residential facility's rules regarding
contraband and directives from the child's legal custodian when such rules and
directives do not conflict with federal postal regulations. A residential
facility shall not open or read a child's mail unless specified in the child's
case plan and/or service plan and approved by the child's custodian. A
residential facility may require the child to open mail in front of a staff
person if contraband is suspected and empty the package or envelope.
(C)A residential
facility shall, in accordance with the service plan, allow a child access to a
telephone which will permit the child to make and receive calls.
(D)A residential
facility shall, in accordance with the service plan, provide privacy for visits
and telephone contacts.
(E)A residential
facility shall allow each child the opportunity to contact his or her attorney,
caseworker, custodial agency worker, probation officer, court appointed special
advocate (CASA) and guardian ad litem, by telephone or at the facility, in
private, no later than twenty-four hours after the request is made by the
child. If a child has a disability, the child shall have the opportunity to
contact the state protection and advocacy organization.
(F)A residential
facility shall designate space, which is not space in which children live, to
serve as an area for private discussions and counseling sessions between
children and staff.
(G)A residential
facility shall ensure that a child who has access to electronic media within or
outside of the facility while under the supervision of agency staff, which may
include internet, cell phones and e-mail service, adheres to the agency's
policy regarding communications.
Effective: 2/1/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 6/13/2019 and 02/01/2025
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 01/17/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03
Rule Amplifies: 5103.02, 5103.03
Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 10/01/1986, 01/01/1991,
09/01/2002, 01/01/2008, 12/01/2010, 07/01/2014