Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 5101:2-38-20 | PCSA requirements for providing on-going services in alternative response.

                                                
(A) The PCSA shall complete and implement the following
		  planning and review tools with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian
		  agreement for screened in child abuse and neglect reports assigned to the
		  alternative response pathway to receive ongoing services:
(1) The
			 "Comprehensive Assessment Planning Model - I.S., Family Case Plan"
			 ("Family Case Plan").
(2) The
			 "Comprehensive Assessment and Planning Model - I.S., Case Review"
			 ("Case Review").
(3) The
			 "Comprehensive Assessment Planning Model - I.S., Ongoing Case
			 Assessment" ("Ongoing Case Assessment").
(B)  The PCSA shall complete and implement the "Family
		  Case Plan" no later than thirty days from the completion of the
		  "Comprehensive Assessment Planning Model - I.S., Family Assessment"
		  ("Family Assessment").
(C)  The PCSA shall obtain agreement on the contents of the
		  "Family Case Plan"; obtain signatures from the child's parent,
		  guardian, or custodian; and provide each with a copy of the "Family Case
		  Plan" within seven days of the agreement. 
(D) The PCSA shall update the "Family Case Plan"
		  if there is any change in the following:
(1) Services.
(2) Participants.
(3) Service
			 goal.
(4) Service
			 activities.
(5) The safety or risk to
			 the child resulting in legal intervention.
(E) The PCSA shall do all of the following if updating the
		  "Family Case Plan" :
(1) Contact the
			 child's parent, guardian, or custodian and seek agreement for the update
			 of the "Family Case Plan."
(2) Obtain signatures
			 from the child's parent, guardian or custodian.
(3) Implement the change
			 once the parent, guardian, or custodian agrees to the change.
(4) Provide each parent,
			 guardian, or custodian with a copy of the updated "Family Case Plan"
			 within seven days of the agreement not including the date of
			 signature.
(F) If the PCSA and the child's parent, guardian, or
		  custodian no longer agree on the service or case plan, the PCSA shall do one of
		  the following:
(1) Discontinue
			 supportive services and close the case.
(2) File a complaint with
			 the court pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code if the child is an
			 abused, neglected, or dependent child or may become abused, neglected or
			 dependent; and intervention of the court is needed for the child's
			 protection.
(G) The PCSA shall make face-to-face contact with each
		  parent, guardian or custodian, and child participating in and being provided
		  services through the "Family Case Plan," at least one time each
		  calendar month to monitor progress on the "Family Case Plan." At
		  least one contact every two months shall be made in the child's
		  home.
(H) The PCSA shall convert a case from the alternative
		  response pathway to the traditional response pathway if any of the following
		  occurs:
(1) The family requests a
			 pathway change from the alternative response pathway to the traditional
			 response pathway.
(2) The PCSA files a
			 complaint with the juvenile court pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised
			 Code alleging the child is or may become an abused, neglected or dependent
			 child.
(3) The PCSA receives an
			 order from the juvenile court.
(4) The PCSA screens in a
			 report or obtains additional information during an assessment requiring
			 assignment in a traditional response pathway pursuant to rule 5101:2-36-01 of
			 the Administrative Code.
(I) The PCSA shall record a pathway switch in SACWIS no
		  later than the next business day from the date of the event triggering the
		  conversion of a case from the alternative response pathway to the traditional
		  response pathway.
(J) The PCSA shall review the progress on the "Family
		  Case Plan" no later than every ninety days after the completion date of
		  the "Family Assessment" by completing the "Case
		  Review."
(K) The PCSA shall complete the "Comprehensive
		  Assessment and Planning Model - I.S., Semiannual Administrative Review
		  (SAR)" no later than every one hundred eighty days from completion of the
		  "Family Assessment." The PCSA will invite parties to the family case
		  plan and provide a copy pursuant to paragraphs (I) and (L) of rule 5101:2-38-10
		  of the Administrative Code.
(L) The SAR shall, at a minimum, include the following
		  individuals:
(1) A caseworker who has
			 a connection with the family and knowledge of the "Family Case
			 Plan."
(2) A supervisor or
			 designee.
(M) If the PCSA determines a child to be in immediate
		  danger of serious harm during the provision of ongoing services, the PCSA shall
		  follow procedures outlined in rule 5101:2-37-02 of the Administrative
		  Code.
(N) The PCSA shall do all of the following to close a
		  case:
(1)  Complete the
			 "Case Review" to assess there are no active safety threats and the
			 overall level of risk is reduced.
(2)  Notify parties to the "Family
			 Case Plan" of the intent to close the case.
(O) The PCSA shall complete the "Family Case
		  Plan", "Case Review", SAR, "Ongoing Case Assessment,"
		  documentation of the face-to-face contacts, including all attempts to monitor
		  progress of the case or "Family Case Plan" objectives in
		  SACWIS.