2006 Ohio Revised Code - [5103.03.5] 5103.035.Needs assessment and continuing training plan for foster caregivers.

[§ 5103.03.5] § 5103.035. Needs assessment and continuing training plan for foster caregivers.
 

A public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency acting as a recommending agency for a foster caregiver shall develop and implement a written needs assessment and continuing training plan for the foster caregiver. Each needs assessment and continuing training plan shall satisfy all of the following requirements: 

(A) Be effective for the two-year period the foster caregiver's certificate is in effect; 

(B) Be appropriate for the type of foster home the foster caregiver operates; 

(C) Require the foster caregiver to successfully complete the training required by the department in rules adopted pursuant to section 5103.0316 [5103.03.16] of the Revised Code and any other courses the agency considers appropriate; 

(D) Include criteria the agency is to use to determine whether the foster caregiver has successfully completed the courses; 

(E) Guarantee that the courses the foster caregiver is required to complete are available to the foster caregiver at reasonable times and places; 

(F) Specify the number of hours of continuing training, if any, the agency will waive pursuant to division (B) of section 5103.032 [5103.03.2] of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 148 v H 332. Eff 1-1-2001; 150 v H 117, § 1, eff. 9-3-04; 151 v S 238, § 1, eff. 9-21-06.
 

The effective date is set by section 5 of HB 332. 

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v S 238, effective September 21, 2006, in the introductory paragraph, deleted "holding a certificate issued under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code" following "foster caregiver"; and rewrote (F). 

150 v H 117, effective September 3, 2004, rewrote (C); and, in (F), deleted "annually" following "complete", and substituted "eight" for "four".