Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-5-04.1 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Acceptance of accreditation in lieu of certification requirements
(A) The Ohio department of job
and family services (ODJFS) may consider an agency to have met a
certification requirement if the agency can document to the satisfaction of
ODJFS
the Ohio
department of children and youth (DCY) that it has met a comparable
requirement to be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation
organization.
(B) The agency
requesting such consideration shall
is to submit a written request to the
assigned ODJFS district office
department's licensing specialist at the time of
application for initial certification or at recertification
application
for continuous certification , with the following documentation:
(1) A copy of the certificate, license or
award letter of accreditation.
(2)
A copy of the written accreditation report.
(3) A copy of any corrective action plans and
the approval from the accreditation organization of these plans.
(4) Specific documentation on which
certification requirements are met by accreditation, including a copy of the
standards met.
(C) If
the accreditation organization does not have a comparable standard to
an ODJFS
a
certification requirement, the agency shall
is to meet the
ODJFS certification requirement.
(D) The acceptance of accreditation in lieu
of an ODJFS
a
certification requirement is restricted to the accreditation period or
current ODJFS certificate
if the accreditation critera changes , whichever
expires
occurs
first. If DCY's requirements change regarding a
previously approved crtiteria, the agency is to show how the change affects the
previously approved criteria and if the criteria needs to be altered to comply
with the new requirement.
(E)
The acceptance of accreditation in lieu of an
ODJFS
a certification requirement rests
solely at the discretion of ODJFS
DCY . The refusal of ODJFS
DCY to accept
accreditation, in whole or in part, shall
is to be final
and shall
is
not to be construed as creating any rights to a
hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5103.03
Rule Amplifies: 5103.03
Prior Effective Dates: 09/18/1996, 09/01/2002, 10/08/2007, 04/15/2013, 04/01/2023
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