Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services
Chapter 5101:2-38 - Case Planning and Reviews
Section 5101:2-38-05.02 - PCSA family case plan requirements for kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP)
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5101:2-38-05.02
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to support the application and eligibility for the kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP) pursuant to rules 5101:2-46-02 and 5101:2-56-02 of the Administrative Code in the "Family Case Plan" when any of the following apply:
(1)
A
child has a case plan goal of custody to a fit and willing kinship
caregiver(s).
(2)
A child has a concurrent plan of custody to a fit and
willing kinship caregiver(s).
(3)
The court has
made a finding pursuant to sections
2151.4119 and
2151.412 of the Revised Code
(ORC), that the child's current foster family has a kin relationship, and the
current foster parent does not wish to pursue adoption.
(B) The family case plan is to include the following:
(1)
The steps the
PCSA has taken to determine it is not appropriate for the child to be returned
home.
(2)
The efforts the PCSA has made to discuss adoption with
the child's fit and willing kinship caregiver(s) as a more permanent
alternative to legal guardianship and document the reasons why adoption is not
the preferred option of the kinship caregiver(s).
(3)
An explanation as
to why a permanent placement with a fit and willing kinship caregiver(s)
through a kinship guardianship assistance arrangement is in the child's best
interests.
(4)
The efforts the PCSA has made to discuss kinship
guardianship assistance arrangement with the child's parent(s), or reasons why
efforts were not made by the PCSA to discuss with the child's parent(s) the
kinship guardianship assistance arrangement.
(5)
If applicable,
the reason(s) for any separation of siblings from the child if the child's
placement with the kinship caregiver(s) does not include the child's
siblings.
(6)
The efforts the PCSA has made to consult with youth
aged fourteen and older regarding the kinship guardianship
arrangement.
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