Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services
Chapter 5101:2-7 - Foster Care
Section 5101:2-7-05 - Sleeping arrangements
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) The presence of a foster child in a foster home shall not cause any other resident of the home to be deprived of a bed or bedroom.
(B) A bedroom for foster children shall:
(C) A foster child shall not share a bedroom with a child of the opposite sex, except when all children sharing the room are under the age of five years, or when a foster child who is also a parent is sharing a bedroom with his or her own child.
(D) A foster child over one year of age shall not share a sleeping room with an adult without prior approval of the recommending agency.
(E) Each foster child shall be provided with a clean, comfortable, permanent bed and mattress of his or her own. A permanent bed is one that cannot be converted to any other form.
(F) A bunk bed in use shall be equipped with safety rails on the upper tier for a child under the age of ten or for any child whose physical, mental, or emotional condition indicates the need for such protection. A bed shall not be bunked higher than two tiers. A child under six years of age shall not sleep on the upper bunk of a bunk bed.
(G) A foster caregiver shall provide each foster child with clean bed linen at least once per week or more frequently if needed. A foster child shall not be required to sleep on a bed soiled by urine or excrement.
(H) Unless there is a documented reason for a foster child over two years of age or thirty-five inches in height to continue to sleep in a crib, the child shall be provided with a toddler bed or standard bed.