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OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ANNOTATED
5101:2 DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 5101:2-14 CERTIFICATION OF TYPE B FAMILY CARE HOMES
Date:
06/04/2013
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5101:2-14-13. Training requirements for certification as a professional type B home provider or in-home aide.
(A) Prior to initial certification, each type B home provider and in-home aide shall be currently trained in first aid and infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Providers and in-home aides shall successfully complete and maintain current certification in both first aid and CPR. If a provider is caring for both infants and older children, training shall be appropriate for all of the ages of children in care.
(B) Each type B home provider and in-home aide shall complete, not more than six months prior to initial certification, the JFS 01750 "Health and Safety in Family Child Care" (rev. 2/2012) course.
(C) After initial certification, each type B home provider and in-home aide shall complete six clock hours of training every year.
(1) Type B home providers and in-home aides shall complete or have current training in management of communicable disease and child abuse recognition and prevention by the end of the first year of certification. Once this requirement is met the provider does not have to keep these trainings current.
(2) In each year after the first year of certification, the six clock hours of training must include at least two clock hours in child growth and development.
(3) Type B home providers and in-home aides shall attend all training required by the county department of job and family services (CDJFS).
(D) Training in first aid shall be appropriate for child care providers and shall:
(1) Be at least six hours in length and follow a curriculum approved by the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) or be the length of time required by an approved health organization and follow guidelines and curriculum of a first aid course designed for child care staff by a health organization approved by ODJFS.
(2) Be valid for three years or the number of years indicated on the card or form received from the approved health organization.
(3) Be provided by trainers who are one of the following:
(a) An authorized first aid trainer from an approved health organization.
(b) A licensed physician or registered nurse.
(c) An emergency medical service instructor.
(4) Be updated by either completion of the full training or completion of a review training. The review training shall include all specific topics of the approved curriculums and be at least three hours in length or the length of time required by an approved health organization.
(5) Not be required for registered nurses, emergency medical service instructors, emergency medical technicians and paramedics with current valid credentials. These trained professionals are exempt from first aid training requirements.
(E) Training in CPR, if taken separately from first aid, shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be for the length of time required by an approved health organization.
(2) Follow a curriculum of an approved health organization.
(3) Be valid for the number of years indicated on the card or form received from the health organization.
(4) Be appropriate for all age groups the provider is currently serving.
(5) Be provided by a trainer that is an authorized CPR trainer for a health organization approved by the department for CPR training.
(F) Training in health and safety shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Training shall be at least eight hours in length and follow the JFS 01750 curriculum.
(2) Training shall be provided by a trainer who meets one of the following requirements:
(a) Is a current CDJFS employee.
(b) Has at least one year experience in health and safety in child care and eighteen quarter hours or twelve semester hours in child development from an accredited university, college or technical college.
(c) Has at least one year experience in health and safety in child care and a currently valid child development associate credential (CDA) or a preprimary credential from the "American Montessori Society" (AMS) or the "Association Montessori International" (AMI).
(d) Is a licensed physician or registered nurse.
(G) Training in communicable disease management shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be at least six hours in length and follow a curriculum approved by ODJFS or follow guidelines and curriculum or a management of communicable disease course designed for child care providers by a health organization approved by ODJFS.
(2) Be valid for three years.
(3) Be updated by either completion of the full training or completion of a three hour review training. The review training shall include all specific topics of the approved curriculums.
(4) Training shall be provided by a trainer who meets one of the following requirements:
(a) Is a currently authorized trainer of communicable disease from a health organization approved by ODJFS.
(b) Is a licensed physician or registered nurse.
(5) Not be required for registered nurses with current valid credentials. These trained professionals are exempt from management of communicable disease training requirements.
(H) Training in child abuse recognition and prevention shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be at least six hours in length.
(2) Include all of the following curriculum areas:
(a) Ohio law and rules pertaining to child abuse and neglect, including definitions, reporting and confidentiality requirements.
(b) Physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse and neglect.
(c) Details on reporting, including penalty, immunity and how and to whom to report.
(d) The investigatory role of the children's protective services agency.
(e) The sharing of information and the role of law enforcement, CDJFS employees and the courts in reports of child abuse and neglect.
(f) How to help families who have had occurrences of abuse or neglect.
(g) Prevention of child abuse and neglect in child care, including provider supervision and training, policies and procedures and appropriate discipline.
(3) Be valid for three years.
(4) Be updated by either completion of the full training or completion of a three hour review training. The review training shall include all specific topics outlined in the rule.
(5) Training shall be provided by a trainer who meets one of the following requirements:
(a) Is an authorized trainer for a public children services agency (PCSA) or a child abuse prevention trainer approved by ODJFS or the CDJFS.
(b) Has at least two years of experience professionally assessing child abuse and neglect or providing counseling to abused children or training others in child abuse prevention and at least an associates degree in social work, child development or related field from an accredited college.
(c) Is a licensed physician or registered nurse with two years of experience professionally assessing child abuse and neglect or providing counseling to abused children or training others in child abuse prevention or the combination of experience and training.
(I) Training in child growth and development or general knowledge shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Include information from any of the following areas:
(a) Child growth and development:
(i) Growth and development of children ages birth to fourteen years of age.
(ii) Children with special needs.
(iii) Working with parents and families.
(iv) Nutrition.
(v) Planning child care, recreational or educational programs and activities for children ages birth through fourteen years of age.
(vi) Developmentally appropriate child guidance and management techniques.
(vii) Developmentally appropriate equipment and room arrangement.
(viii) Other areas as determined by the CDJFS.
(b) General knowledge for family child care:
(i) Administration of a family child care home business.
(ii) Community health, pediatrics or social service resources for children and families.
(iii) Ethics and professionalism in child care.
(iv) Food safety and sanitary practices.
(v) Home safety and fire prevention.
(vi) Proper administration of medication.
(vii) Other areas as determined by the CDJFS.
(2) Be provided by a trainer that has two years experience in the specific subject matter and meets one of the following requirements:
(a) Has completed ninety quarter credit hours or sixty semester credit hours from an accredited college, university, or technical college. The coursework shall include at least thirty-six quarter credit hours or twenty-four semester credit hours in courses in child development.
(b) Has a currently valid CDA.
(c) Has a preprimary credential from the AMS or the AMI.
(d) Is a licensed physician or registered nurse.
(J) The type B home provider or in-home aide shall keep a record on file at the home of all training completed to meet the requirements of this rule. The training shall be documented on the JFS 01924 "Inservice Training for Type B Home and In-Home Aide Child Care Providers" (rev. 8/2008), the JFS 01307 "Inservice Training for Child Care Employees of Child Care Centers and Type A Homes" (rev. 7/2010) or training cards issued by organizations approved by ODJFS for first aid, CPR, prevention, recognition and management of communicable diseases or child abuse recognition and prevention.
(K) Audiovisual or electronic media training, or self-instructional study may be used to meet the required six annual hours of training.
(1) These types of trainings shall be preapproved by the CDJFS and may be used to meet the annual training requirement.
(2) These types of trainings in the areas of first aid, communicable disease or child abuse recognition and prevention may be taken only when approved by ODJFS.
(L) When the type B home provider or in-home aide attends a training that is not offered by the CDJFS to comply with the provisions of this rule, the training shall be approved by the CDJFS prior to attending training in order to ensure the trainer or topic is in compliance with the requirements of this rule.
(M) The CDJFS shall review and approve training records at the time of recertification. Failure of the provider to provide acceptable documentation of training may result in revocation of the certification.
(N) The CDJFS shall provide or purchase from a qualified trainer a minimum of eighteen hours of training per year for providers. The CDJFS shall notify providers in advance of the training schedule.
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