Social Services
5101:2-38-05.02 PCSA family case plan requirements for kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP)
FCASMTL 505
Effective Date: January 1, 2023

(A)The public children services agency (PCSA) is to support the application and eligibility for the kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP) pursuant to rules 5101:2-46-02 and 5101:2-56-02 of the Administrative Code in the "Family Case Plan" when any of the following apply:

(1)A child has a case plan goal of custody to a fit and willing kinship caregiver(s).

(2)A child has a concurrent plan of custody to a fit and willing kinship caregiver(s).

(3)The court has made a finding pursuant to sections 2151.4119 and 2151.412 of the Revised code (ORC), that the child's current foster family has a kin relationship, and the current foster parent does not wish to pursue adoption.

(B)The family case plan is to include the following:

(1)The steps the PCSA has taken to determine it is not appropriate for the child to be returned home.

(2)The efforts the PCSA has made to discuss adoption with the child’s fit and willing kinship caregiver(s) as a more permanent alternative to legal guardianship and document the reasons why adoption is not the preferred option of the kinship caregiver(s).

(3)An explanation as to why a permanent placement with a fit and willing kinship caregiver(s) through a kinship guardianship assistance arrangement is in the child’s best interests.

(4)The efforts the PCSA has made to discuss kinship guardianship assistance arrangement with the child's parent(s), or reasons why efforts were not made by the PCSA to discuss with the child's parent(s) the kinship guardianship assistance arrangement.

(5)If applicable, the reason(s) for any separation of siblings from the child if the child’s placement with the kinship caregiver(s) does not include the child’s siblings.

(6)The efforts the PCSA has made to consult with youth aged fourteen and older regarding the kinship guardianship arrangement.

Effective: 1/1/2023

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 01/01/2028

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 10/11/2022

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5101.1417

Rule Amplifies: 2151.4119, 2151.412, 5101.1416