5101:2-7-04 Records and confidentiality.

Effective Date: January 1, 2003.

Most current prior effective date: January 1, 1991.

(A)      A foster caregiver shall maintain a record on each foster child which shall include:

(1)      A copy of the current child care agreement between the agency and the family foster home and any written case plan provided by the agency;


(2)      Reports of scholastic performance, including report cards, diplomas, and certificates of achievement or merit;


(3)      Medical information provided by a foster child`s physician and by the placing agency, and current instructions regarding a foster child's health care;


(4)      The name and telephone number of the recommending agency contact person or the custody holding person or agency as applicable;


(5)      Data which is pertinent to the foster child's life book.

(B)      A foster caregiver shall give a foster child's record and all other official documents regarding the foster child to the agency when the foster child leaves the home.


(C)      A foster caregiver shall not disclose or knowingly allow the disclosure of any information regarding a foster child or the foster child's family to persons not directly involved in the foster child's care and treatment on an official basis.

Effective Date: 1/1/03

Review Date:

Certification: Thomas J. Hayes

Date 10/31/02

Promulgated under: Revised Code Chapter 119.

Statutory Authority: Revised Code Sections 5103.03

Rule Amplifies: Revised Code Sections 5102.02 and 5103.03

Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/66, 10/01/86, 01/01/91.