(A)       A person shall not operate a child day camp without annually registering with the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) unless the child day camp meets the exemption criteria in section 5104.21 of the Revised Code.

(B)       The person operating a child day camp shall register the camp by completing and submitting a registration and fee online in the Ohio child licensing and quality system (OCLQS) at https://oclqs.force.com by March fifteenth annually.

(1)       The fee shall be twenty-five dollars per camp, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for all camps, pursuant to section 5104.21 of the Revised Code.

(2)       The fee is nonrefundable and nonreturnable. This registration shall be effective for the period of March fifteenth of the current year through March fourteenth of the following calendar year.

(3)       Registration of a new child day camp after March fifteenth shall be effective from the date of registration through March fourteenth of the following year.

(C)       A child day camp administrator or a designated staff member shall provide the parents of each child who attends or participates in the registered child day camp with the telephone numbers of the county department of health or local health district and the public children services agency of the county in which the day camp is located, and a statement that the parents may use these telephone numbers to make a complaint regarding the child day camp.

(D)       If a child day camp that is required to register under section 5104.21 of the Revised Code fails to register with ODJFS, or if a child day camp that files a registration form knowingly provides false or misleading information, the child day camp shall register correctly and pay a registration fee equal to three times the registration fee.

Replaces: 5101:2-18-03

Effective: 4/16/2018

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 04/16/2023

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 03/29/2018

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5104.21

Rule Amplifies: 5104.21

Prior Effective Dates: 03/16/1993 (Emer.), 06/06/1993, 04/01/2003, 04/01/2009, 03/01/2010, 07/20/2014, 11/01/2015