Foster Care & Adoption Rules – Ohio Administrative Code
Ohio Admin Code Rule | Description |
5101:2-5-09.1 | Criminal records check required for certain prospective employees and certified foster caregivers. |
5101:2-5-10 | Child records. |
5101:2-5-11 | Complaint handling. |
5101:2-5-13 | Required agency policies, plans and procedures. |
5101:2-5-16 | Consideration to be given to child’s religion, beliefs and practices. |
5101:2-5-17 | Discharge summary. |
5101:2-5-18 | Waivers and variances. |
5101:2-5-20 | Initial application and completion of the foster care homestudy. |
5101:2-5-22 | Recommendations for initial foster home certification. |
5101:2-5-24 | Foster home recertifications. |
5101:2-5-26 | Procedures for revocation, denial of initial certification or denial of recertification of a foster home certificate. |
5101:2-5-27 | Agency procedure for the termination of a foster home certificate. |
5101:2-5-28 | Agency cause for denial of initial certification, denial of recertification or revocation of a foster home certificate. |
5101:2-5-29 | Agency requirements for foster home records. |
5101:2-5-30 | Foster care amendments. |
5101:2-5-31 | Sharing or transferring a foster home. |
5101:2-5-32 | Occupancy limitations and accessibility. |
5101:2-5-33 | Foster caregiver preplacement and continuing training. |
5101:2-5-35 | Children’s rights. |
5101:2-5-38 | Payment of foster caregiver training stipends; reimbursement of training allowances to recommending agencies. |
5101:2-5-40 | Preplacement and continuing training programs. |
5101:2-7-02 | General requirements for foster caregivers and applicants. |
5101:2-7-03 | The care and treatment team. |
5101:2-7-04 | Records and confidentiality. |
5101:2-7-05 | Sleeping arrangements. |
5101:2-7-06 | Meals. |
5101:2-7-07 | Health services. |
5101:2-7-08 | Alternative care arrangements. |
5101:2-7-09 | Care, supervision and discipline. |
5101:2-7-10 | Care of a foster child under age two. |
5101:2-7-11 | Socialization and education. |
5101:2-7-12 | Site and safety requirements for a foster home. |
5101:2-7-13 | Foster home certificate. |
5101:2-7-14 | Required notification. |
5101:2-7-15 | Transportation. |
5101:2-7-16 | Additional requirements for a treatment foster caregiver and a treatment foster home. |
5101:2-7-17 | Additional requirements for a foster caregiver for medically fragile children and a medically fragile foster home. |
5101:2-42-05 | Selection of a placement setting. |
5101:2-42-18.1 | Non-discrimination requirements for foster care placements. |
5101:2-42-19 | Requirements for the provision of independent living services to youth in custody. |
5101:2-42-65 | Caseworker visits and contacts with children in substitute care. |
5101:2-42-65.1 | Exit interviews when a child in custody leaves an out of home placement. |
5101:2-42-66 | Administrative procedures for comprehensive health care for children in placement. |
5101:2-42-66.1 | Comprehensive health care for children in placement. |
5101:2-42-66.2 | Documentation of comprehensive health care for children in placement. |
5101:2-42-67 | Preparation of lifebook. |
5101:2-42-68 | Necessity for continued substitute care placement: court reviews and hearing requirements. |
5101:2-42-87 | Termination of substitute care and custody of a child. |
5101:2-42-88 | Requirements when a child in substitute care disrupts from placement or is absent without leave (AWOL). |
5101:2-42-90 | Information to be provided to children, caregivers, school districts and juvenile courts. |
5101:2-42-92 | Visitation for child in temporary custody. |
5101:2-48-09 | Application process and preservice training. |
5101:2-48-10 | Restrictions concerning provision of adoption services. |
5101:2-48-11.1 | Foster caregiver adoption of a foster child or sibling group who has resided with the caregiver for at least six consecutive months. |
5101:2-48-12 | Completion of the adoption homestudy. |
5101:2-48-12.1 | Adoption homestudy updates. |
5101:2-48-12.2 | Required notification and adoption homestudy amendments. |
5101:2-48-13 | Non-discrimination requirements for adoptive placements. |
5101:2-48-15 | Provision of information to a prospective adoptive parent matched with a specific child. |
5101:2-48-19 | Sharing or transferring an adoptive homestudy. |
Definitions – Ohio Administrative Code
Ohio Admin Code Rule | Description |
5101:2-1-01 | Children services definitions of terms. |