Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 11, 2023
(A) What shall a program do to request a
rating change?
The program shall:
(1)
Log onto
https://oclqs.force.com
to complete an ongoing rating registration.
(2) Electronically submit the
registration.
(B) What
is the process to submit an annual report?
(1)
A program shall complete and submit an annual report at
https://oclqs.force.com thirty
days prior to the anniversary date of the initial star rating.
(2) The annual report shall contain updated
information as described in the appendices to rule
5101:2-17-01
of the Administrative Code for a three, four or five-star rated
program.
(3) An annual report is
not required if a change in rating registration is submitted before the
deadline for the annual report.
(C) What if the annual report is not
completed and submitted?
The star rating shall be discontinued on the anniversary date
of the star rating.
(D)
What if the rated program does not meet the program standards based on the
information provided in the annual report?
The star rating may be reduced or removed
pursuant to paragraph (F)(3) of this rule.
(E) What is the process to submit
a rating renewal?
(1) A program shall request
to renew its rating by logging onto
https://oclqs.force.com ninety days prior
to the star rating expiration date to complete and submit an ongoing
registration.
(2) If the program
does not submit a rating renewal, the rating shall be discontinued on the
rating expiration date.
(F) When can a star rating be reduced or
removed?
(1) Programs licensed by ODJFS:
(a) The star rating shall be removed if the
program receives a letter of intent to revoke a license from ODJFS.
(b) The star rating may be reduced or removed
if ODJFS or the county agency determines that the program has an accumulation
of twenty-four moderate and/or serious risk non-compliance points or a
six-point serious risk non-compliance within the previous twelve months as
listed in appendix A to rule
5101:2-12-03
of the Administrative Code for child care centers and appendix A to rule
5101:2-13-03
of the Administrative Code for family child care providers.
(2) For programs licensed by ODE,
the star rating may be reduced or removed if ODE determines that the program
has a six-point serious risk non-compliance as shown in rule
3301-37-02
of the Administrative Code for preschools and rule
3301-32-11
of the Administrative Code for school child programs.
(3) The star rating may be reduced or removed
if ODJFS, ODE or the county agency determines the program is not meeting any of
the standards outlined in the appendices to rule
5101:2-17-01
of the Administrative Code.
(G)
What are the requirements
following a rating reduction pursuant to paragraph (F)(1) or (F)(2) of this
rule?
(1) The program shall not
be awarded a star rating for six months after the
new rating begin date; this includes a reduction to a zero rating.
(2) The new rating awarded will expire twelve
months after the new rating begin date.
(3) Paragraph (C)(6) of rule
5101:2-17-02
of the Administrative Code shall only apply to inspections completed after the
effective date of the reduction of a star rating.
(H)
What are the requirements following a
rating removal
pursuant to paragraph (F)(1) or (F)(2) of this rule?
(1) The program shall not
be awarded a star rating for twelve months from the
date of removal.
(2) Paragraph
(C)(6) of rule
5101:2-17-02
of the Administrative Code shall only apply to inspections completed after the
effective date of the removal of a star rating.
(I)
How can a program
with an agreement to provide publicly funded child care avoid a gap in PFCC
services when its SUTQ exemption pursuant to Chapter 5101:2-16 of the
Administrative Code is expiring or no longer exists?
(1)
If a program is
currently meeting a time-limited exemption pursuant to Chapter 5101:2-16 of the
Administrative Code and does not submit a registration for SUTQ between one
hundred eighty days and ninety days prior to the expiration of the exemption,
the program may have a gap in PFCC services. Time-limited exemptions are a
reduction or removal pursuant to paragraph (F) of this rule as well as a
program at the end of its provisional license period.
(2)
If a program no
longer meets any of the other exemptions pursuant to Chapter 5101:2-16 of the
Administrative Code and does not submit a registration for SUTQ within thirty
days of no longer meeting the exemption criteria, the program may have a gap in
PFCC services.
(J) How does a program
withdraw from SUTQ and when does it become effective?
(1) A program that has submitted a
registration for SUTQ or that has a current SUTQ rating may withdraw from SUTQ
by completing and submitting the JFS 01556 "Request to Withdraw From Step Up To
Quality".
(2) The
effective date of the program's withdrawal from SUTQ shall be the date
requested on the JFS 01556 or thirty days from the date of the signature on the
JFS 01556, whichever is later.
Effective:
3/29/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
1/6/2024
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory
Authority: 5104.29
Rule
Amplifies: 5104.29
Prior
Effective Dates: 10/01/2013, 07/20/2014, 05/24/2015, 06/26/2016, 12/31/2016,
01/06/2019, 05/13/2019