Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 11, 2023
(A) If an Ohio court is planning to place a
child in a residential facility in another state or territory, the court shall
send the following to the Ohio interstate compact on the placement of children
(ICPC) office for each placement resource being requested:
(1)
One electronic copy of the
JFS 01661 "Interstate Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)."
(2)
One electronic copy
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.
(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 shall 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
shall 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 shall identify the parent or legal guardian as the person
having financial and planning responsibilities for the child. Section 3 of the
form shall indicate that monthly supervisory reports are requested.
(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). If
placement is being requested by only one parent, documentation supporting the
other parent's consent shall also be provided.
(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 shall not
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 shall:
(1) Make arrangements for the child to travel
to the receiving state.
(2) Submit
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 six month timeframe, the placement for approval will
expire.
(3) Maintain financial
responsibility for the care, medical care and education and retain 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 shall 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 shall arrange for
the child's return or for an alternative placement. All costs associated with
the child's return or alternative placement shall be the responsibility of the
Ohio sending entity.
Effective:
2/15/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
8/1/2024
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
5103.23
Rule Amplifies:
5103.23,
2151.39
Prior Effective Dates: 01/14/1983, 07/01/1990, 02/13/1998 (Emer.),
05/14/1998, 02/15/2002, 08/18/2003, 10/20/2006, 06/01/2009, 06/01/2010,
05/16/2014, 08/01/2019
