Section 5104.042 | Suspension of day-care center and home licenses without hearing.
(A) The department of job and family services may suspend, without a prior hearing, the license of a child day-care center, type A family day-care home, or licensed type B family day-care home if any of the following occur:
(1) A child dies or suffers a serious injury while receiving child care in the center, type A home, or licensed type B home.
(2) A public children services agency receives a report pursuant to section 2151.421 of the Revised Code, and the person alleged to have inflicted abuse or neglect on the child who is the subject of the report is any of the following:
(a) The owner, licensee, or administrator of the center, type A home, or licensed type B home;
(b) An employee of the center, type A home, or licensed type B home who has not immediately been placed on administrative leave or released from employment;
(c) Any person who resides in the type A home or licensed type B home.
(3) An owner, licensee, administrator, or employee of the center, type A home, or licensed type B home, or a resident of the type A home or licensed type B home is charged by an indictment, information, or complaint with an offense relating to the abuse or neglect of a child.
(4) The department or a county department of job and family services determines that the center, type A home, or licensed type B home created a serious risk to the health or safety of a child receiving child care in the center, type A home, or licensed type B home that resulted in or could have resulted in a child's death or injury.
(5) The department determines that the owner or licensee of the center, type A home, or licensed type B home does not meet the requirements of section 5104.013 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department shall issue a written order of suspension and furnish a copy to the licensee either by certified mail or in person as described in section 119.07 of the Revised Code. The licensee may request an adjudicatory hearing before the department pursuant to sections 119.06 to 119.12 of the Revised Code.
(C) Any summary suspension imposed under this section shall remain in effect until any of the following occurs:
(1) The public children services agency completes its investigation of the report pursuant to section 2151.421 of the Revised Code and determines that all of the allegations are unsubstantiated.
(2) All criminal charges are disposed of through dismissal or a finding of not guilty.
(3) The department issues pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code a final order terminating the suspension.
(D) The center, type A home, or licensed type B home shall not provide child care while the summary suspension remains in effect. Upon issuance of the order of suspension, the licensee shall inform the caretaker parent of each child receiving child care in the center, type A home, or licensed type B home of the suspension.
(E) The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing standards and procedures for the summary suspension of licenses.
(F) This section does not limit the authority of the department to revoke a license pursuant to section 5104.04 of the Revised Code.
Available Versions of this Section
- September 29, 2015 – House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 29, 2015 Version ]
- October 17, 2019 – Amended by House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly [ View October 17, 2019 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]
- January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2025 Version ]