Section 5103.58 | Professional treatment staff requirements and training.
(A) Professional treatment staff employed by a public children services agency who are not subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code shall meet the requirements of sections 5153.112 and 5153.122 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Professional treatment staff employed by a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency who are not subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code shall meet the requirements of:
(a) Section 5153.112 of the Revised Code; and
(b) Section 5153.122 of the Revised Code, except that, with respect to the training requirements during the first year of continuous employment, staff shall be required to have training only in the courses described in divisions (A), (B), (C), (G), (H), (J), and (L) of that section and only for the number of hours needed to complete those courses.
(2) Subject to divisions (B)(3) and (4) of this section, the training required under division (B)(1) of this section may be offered by a private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or qualified nonprofit organization.
(3) Prior to the department of children and youth establishing a training program under section 5103.59 of the Revised Code, training that meets the requirements described in division (B)(1) of this section may be offered only upon approval by the department. The department shall approve or disapprove a program not later than sixty days after the program is submitted for approval.
(4) A private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or qualified nonprofit organization shall cease to provide a training program approved under division (B)(3) of this section once the department establishes a training program described in section 5103.59 of the Revised Code, after which all training shall be provided by the department only.
Last updated October 2, 2023 at 11:09 AM
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- September 13, 2022 – Amended by Senate Bill 239 - 134th General Assembly [ View September 13, 2022 Version ]
- January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2025 Version ]