HB 452 Summary

• Residential facilities must provide written notice within 10 days of commencing operations to local law enforcement, emergency management agencies, and fire departments, including facility address, type, and contact information.

• Residential facilities must provide local authorities with copies of their emergency procedures, medical emergency plans, and community engagement plans within 10 days of operations and updated copies within 10 days of recertification.

• Each child-serving agency must establish a community engagement plan with protocols for community members to report concerns and for agencies to respond, plus staff training procedures for handling incidents involving children and neighbors or police.

• The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services must implement a Child Placement Level of Care Tool pilot program in up to 10 counties within 180 days, lasting no more than 18 months, to assess children's placement needs when removal from home is necessary.

• The Department must conduct an independent evaluation of the pilot program measuring placement stability, costs, worker satisfaction, and other outcomes compared to historical data or control counties.