Sub. H.B. No. 512 Summary

• Requires the Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council to work with key stakeholders to develop treatment and placement solutions for children with developmental or intellectual challenges and high acuity behaviors within twelve months, with annual updates thereafter.

• Directs the Department of Children and Youth to establish a streamlined licensure process for emergency placement facilities in rules within six months, utilizing existing qualifications from mental health, children's services, and developmental disabilities licenses.

• Defines emergency placement facilities as stand-alone or designated beds providing short-term residential placement of no longer than fourteen days for children in public or Title IV-E custody.

• Prohibits facilities from rejecting placements or discharging children based on behavior, treatment needs, or history; facilities may only reject based on capacity or staffing limitations.

• Exempts regulatory restrictions in emergency placement facility rules from standard regulatory review procedures under Ohio Revised Code sections 121.95 to 121.953.