Ohio Code 5103.034 – Making training programs available
(A) Private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code shall make the program available to a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver without regard to the type of recommending agency from which the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver seeks a recommendation.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5103.034
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) A private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code may condition the enrollment of a prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver in the program on either or both of the following:
(1) Availability of space in the training program;
(2) Payment of an instruction or registration fee, if any, by the prospective foster caregiver or foster caregiver’s recommending agency.
(C) A private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency operating a preplacement or continuing training program approved by the department of job and family services under section 5103.038 of the Revised Code may contract with a person or governmental entity to administer the program.