Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services
Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities
Section 5101:2-9-12 - Service plans
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5101:2-9-12
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) The service plan shall be developed in writing and approved within thirty days before or after a child's or teenage mother's admission to the residential facility.
(1) The following shall be invited to be
involved in the development and implementation of the service plan:
(a) The child as appropriate to age and
functioning level.
(b) The
individual or agency that placed the child.
(c) The guardian ad litem and probation
officer if applicable.
(d) Staff
members who provide direct care, counseling, group work, recreation, education
and health services and other service providers if applicable.
(2) The service plan shall receive
written approval by at least one of the following:
(a) A licensed social worker.
(b) A licensed independent social
worker.
(c) A licensed professional
counselor.
(d) A licensed
professional clinical counselor.
(e) A civil service employee engaging in
social work or professional counseling for a residential facility operated by a
public children services agency (PCSA) or a local public entity (LPE) as
described in rule
5101:2-5-02 of the
Adminstrative Code. If a civil service employee is not a licensed social worker
or licensed counselor, the employee shall not approve service plans for any
other facility except a residential facility operated by the PCSA they are
employed with.
(B) The service plan shall, at a minimum, contain:
(1) A statement of goals and
objectives the placement is designed to achieve including the timeframe for
meeting the placement goals and objectives.
(2) A statement of the placement plans upon
discharge.
(3) A description of
educational, counseling, recreational, vocational, religious and health care
activities or services that will be provided to the child by the residential
facility.
(4) A description of any
specialized services that will be provided or arranged.
(5) Frequency of progress reports to be
provided to the individual or agency having custody which placed the
child.
(6) Specifications for
visitation between the child or teenage mother and family or friends, pursuant
to rule
5101:2-9-16 of the
Administrative Code.
(7) A behavior
intervention plan that shall identify each behavioral management technique to
be used with the child and the techniques that are contraindicated based upon
the child's medical, psychological or developmental history. Behavioral
management techniques selected shall be based, at a minimum, upon the following
considerations:
(a) The age, size and
developmental level of the child.
(b) The nature, pattern, and number of
complaints or adjudicated felonies against the child.
(c) The previous placement history of the
child (absences without leave, disciplinary problems).
(d) An assessment completed by a certified or
licensed health care professional that documents whether there are medical
contraindications to the use of specific behavior management interventions or
behavior management techniques.
(e)
An assessment completed by a certified or licensed practitioner of behavioral
science that documents whether there are psychological or developmental
contraindications to the use of specific behavior management interventions or
behavior management techniques.
(8) Specifications for supervision of the
child.
(C) Service plan reviews:
(1)
The first service plan review shall be completed no
later than ninety days after the initial service plan approval pursuant to
paragraph (A) of this rule, all individuals involved in the development and
implementation of a service plan shall be invited to review the entire plan
and, in consultation with the individual or agency having custody of the child,
make any necessary amendments to the service plan.
(2)
For all
subsequent reviews, the facility shall invite all individuals involved in the
development and implementation of the service plan and the plan shall be
completed no later than ninety days after the most recent
review.
(3)
The reviews shall be documented in the case record, and
shall include an assessment of the current adjustment of each child and a
determination of whether the child should remain in the
facility.
(4)
Each review shall receive written approval by a
licensed social worker, licensed independent social worker, licensed
professional counselor, licensed professional clinical counselor, or a civil
service employee engaging in social work or professional counseling for a
residential facility operated by a PCSA or an LPE.
(5)
If a civil
service employee is not a licensed social worker or licensed counselor, the
employee shall not approve service plans for any other facility except a
residential facility operated by the PCSA they are employed
with.
(D) A residential facility shall provide a written copy of the service plan and service plan review to the individual or agency that placed the child. The residential facility shall document that the service plan and service plan review was provided to the individual or agency that placed the child.
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