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OH HB438
Bill
Status
2/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
Dorothy Pelanda
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AI Summary
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Requires service providers (physicians, teachers, counselors, etc.) to report to county public children services agencies when someone claiming parental authority through a document presents themselves to request services for a child.
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Exempts service providers from reporting if the document appears to be a valid court order, grandparent power of attorney under section 3109.52, or caretaker authorization affidavit under section 3109.65.
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Mandates public children services agencies to investigate such placements as potential dependency cases, including criminal records checks, court record reviews, and home safety assessments.
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Requires agencies to file a dependency complaint with juvenile court if investigation determines the child's placement with the attorney in fact is unsafe.
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Adds new section 3109.81 to the Revised Code establishing procedures for reporting and investigating informal placements of children under purported parental authority documents.
Legislative Description
To require persons listed in the statute that governs reports of known or suspected child abuse or neglect to notify the county public children services agency when an attorney in fact under a document that purports to grant parental rights requests services from those persons, to require the agency to investigate the child's placement with the attorney in fact, and to require the agency to file a dependency complaint if it determines that the placement is unsafe for the child.
Temporary physical care power of attorney for children
Last Action
Committee Report - S
11/19/2014