H.B. 408 Summary

• Amends Ohio's residence restriction law (section 2950.034) to prohibit persons convicted of sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offenses from establishing residences within 1,000 feet of children's crisis care facility premises, in addition to existing school and preschool restrictions

• Creates new section 5101.136 requiring employees of children services agencies to record placements of preteens in crisis care facilities as respite or transitional stays in the statewide child welfare information system

• Establishes certification requirements for children's crisis care facilities serving preteens under age 13, including limitations on care duration (120 days per year, 60-90 consecutive days), staffing requirements (licensed social workers or counselors), and medical service provisions

• Creates two specialized facility types: family preservation centers that provide foster care diversion and evidence-based family preservation services, and residential infant care centers for drug-exposed infants requiring medical assistance and family support

• Allows children's crisis care facilities maintaining Schedule II controlled substances to maintain firearms and permit armed security personnel on premises