The director of job and family services shall divide the state into not less than five and not greater than twelve regions, for the kinship care navigator program under section 5101.851 of the Revised Code. The director shall take the following into consideration when establishing the regions:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5101.853

  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) The population size;

(B) The estimated number of kinship caregivers;

(C) The expertise of kinship navigators;

(D) Any other factor the director considers relevant.