Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) If an Ohio court is planning to place a
child in a residential facility in another state or territory, the court
is to
electronically send one copy of the
following to the Ohio interstate compact on the placement of children (ICPC)
office for each placement resource being requested:
(1)
The JFS 01661 "Interstate
Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)."
(2)
A packet containing the following
information:
(a) A cover letter clearly
identifying the child being placed and the facility where the child is to be
placed, office location and telephone number of the originating supervisor
making the request.
(b) A child
summary that includes:
(i) Custodial, court
and social history.
(ii) Special
needs of the child if any.
(iii) Reason for placement.
(c) The child's social security
number, birth certificate, and immunization record, if available.
(d) A copy of the court order showing custody
status and any subsequent court entries within the last year.
(e) The child's current case plan, if
applicable.
(f) A copy of the JFS
02424 "ICPC Placement Financial Information."
(g) If the child is adjudicated delinquent, a
court entry indicating a placement for the child is not available within the
court's jurisdiction, the placement is in the best interests of the child and
will not produce undue hardship for the child
is to be
provided.
(h) Letter of acceptance
from the residential facility.
(B) If a parent or legal guardian is planning
to place a child in a children's residential center in another state or
territory, the parent or legal guardian is to send one
electronic copy of the following documents to the Ohio ICPC office:
(1) The completed JFS 01661 (ICPC 100A).
Section 1 of the form is to identify
the parent or legal guardian as the person having financial and planning
responsibilities for the child.
(2) A cover
letter identifying the parent or guardian and the placement resource including
name, address, and telephone number, the reason for the placement and the
services requested.
(3) If a person
other than the parent is placing the child, documentation verifying the
person's legal authority to place the child (i.e., child's birth verification
or guardianship order).
(4) A notarized JFS 01674 "Statement of
Assurance" completed and signed by the person identified on the JFS 01661 as
being financially responsible.
(5)
Letter of acceptance from the residential facility.
(C) A parent, guardian, or court
is not
to place any child in another state or territory
without the prior approval of the Ohio ICPC office and the receiving state ICPC
office as evidenced by the signed JFS 1661 indicating placement may be
made.
(D) Upon approval by the
receiving state or territory as evidenced by a signed JFS 01661 indicating that
the placement may be made, the parent, legal guardian or Ohio court
is responsible
for:
(1)
Making
arrangements for the child to travel to the receiving state.
(2)
Submitting the
JFS 01662 "Interstate Compact Report on Child's Placement Status (ICPC 100B)"
to the Ohio ICPC office within ten business days of the child's placement or
within ten business days of determining the placement will not be made. If the
JFS 01662 is not submitted within the
thirty day timeframe, the
placement for approval will expire.
(3)
Maintaining
financial responsibility for the care, medical care and education and
retaining jurisdiction of the child throughout the
duration of placement until one of the following occurs:
(a) The child reaches the age of
majority.
(b) The child returns to
Ohio.
(E) The
parent, legal guardian or court is to submit one electronic copy of the JFS 01662 to
the Ohio ICPC office within ten business days of when any of the following
occurs for a child the parent, legal guardian or court has placed:
(1) The placement disrupts.
(2) The child has been discharged from
placement.
(F) Upon
notification from the appropriate authority in the receiving state, from the
agency supervising the placement, or from Ohio ICPC office, that a child's
return is necessary, the parent, legal guardian or Ohio court
is to
arrange for the child's return or for an alternative placement. All costs
associated with the child's return or alternative placement
will be
the responsibility of the Ohio sending entity.
