Section 5103.031 | Preplacement training.
(A) Except as provided in section 5103.033 of the Revised Code, the department of job and family services may not issue a certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code to a foster home unless the foster caregiver successfully completes the following amount of preplacement training through a preplacement training program operated under section 5103.034 or 5153.60 of the Revised Code:
(1) If the foster home is a family foster home, at least twelve hours;
(2) If the foster home is a specialized foster home, at least thirty-six hours.
(B) No child may be placed in a family foster home unless the foster caregiver completes at least twelve additional hours of preplacement training through a preplacement training program operated under section 5103.034 or 5153.60 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 2:40 PM
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- January 1, 2004 – House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2004 Version ]
- May 14, 2008 – House Bill 214 - 127th General Assembly [ View May 14, 2008 Version ]
- January 22, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 8 - 133rd General Assembly [ View January 22, 2021 Version ]
- September 30, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2021 Version ]
- January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2025 Version ]