Ohio Admin. Code 5180:5-50-01 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Administration of bridges
(A)
For purposes of
this program, in accordance with section
5101.1411 of the Revised Code, a
bridges participant is defined as a person that:
(1)
Was emancipated
through the legal process of custody termination from a Title IV-E agency on or
after a youth attains the age of eighteen;
(2)
Has attained the
age of eighteen but has not attained the age of twenty-one; and
(3)
Meets one of the
eligibility requirements pursuant to paragraph (B)(3) of rule 5180:5-50-02 of
the Administrative Code.
(B)
An Ohio
department of children and youth (DCY) or bridges representative is to provide
emancipated young adults with the DCY 01626 "Bridges Application" upon the
young adult's request.
(C)
The emancipated young adult is to submit the DCY 01626
and verification of eligibility to DCY.
(D)
The bridges
participant is to sign and enter into a DCY 01617 "Bridges Voluntary
Participation Agreement" with DCY to begin receiving case management
services.
(E)
A bridges representative is to conduct monthly
face-to-face visits with the participant and each minor dependent, if any.
These visits are to occur in their approved supervised independent or
non-reimbursable living setting. If a participant resides in a college
dormitory, they may request the visit occur at another location on
campus.
(1)
Visits for bridges participants are to be documented as an
activity log in Ohio's comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS)
and at a minimum address the following:
(a)
The safety and
well-being of the bridges participant, and any minor dependent
child;
(b)
The progress of the bridges participant toward their
bridges case plan goals; and
(c)
Any new or
pertinent information that is affecting the bridges
participant.
(2)
A bridges representative may request courtesy monthly
face to face visits of an Ohio bridges participant residing in another state by
following the directives outlined in Chapter 5180:2-52 of the Administrative
Code.
(3)
A bridges representative is to conduct courtesy monthly
face to face visits for eligible emancipated young adults placed into approved
supervised independent living settings in Ohio through the "Interstate Compact
for the Placement of Children" pursuant to the Fostering Connections to Success
and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
(F)
A participant may
reside in the following supervised independent living settings with DCY
retaining discretion to approve or deny any setting:
(1)
Leased
housing;
(2)
Room and board arrangements including in-home,
supportive in-home, and host homes;
(3)
College or
university dormitories;
(4)
Emergency housing;
(5)
Community and
supervised community housing; and
(6)
Shared roommate
settings.
(G)
A bridges representative is to conduct and approve or
deny a safety check of a participant living setting within seven business days
of the initial or any housing change, including settings outside of Ohio. A
safety check is to be completed with the participant present and signed by the
participant and bridges representative.
(H)
A bridges
representative is to complete a bridges assessment with the participant within
thirty calendar days of the effective date of the DCY 01617.
(I)
A bridges
representative is to work with the participant to develop a bridges plan within
sixty calendar days of the DCY 01617 effective date.
(1)
The plan is to be
personalized and as detailed as the participant chooses.
(2)
A copy of the
participant signed plan is to be provided to the participant by hard copy or
electronic format within seven calendar days of signature.
(3)
The bridges plan
may be amended at any time.
(J)
A bridges
representative is to work with the participant to complete a review of the plan
every one hundred and eighty calendar days of the DCY 01617 effective date and
is to include:
(1)
Review of the current goals and
services.
(2)
Verification of eligibility.
(3)
An updated
bridges plan is to be signed by the participant and approved by a bridges
representative, with a copy provided to the participant within seven calendar
days of the review.
(K)
A copy of the
current signed bridges plan and review are to be submitted to the court
fourteen calendar days prior to any scheduled bridges court
hearing.
(L)
A bridges representative is to request a credit report
from each of the three major credit reporting agencies (CRA) at least annually
during participant enrollment and ensure:
(1)
A participant
receives a copy and is provided interpretation of their consumer credit report
annually, and within 60 calendar days of attaining age 21; and
(2)
Assistance in
resolution of inaccuracies reported on a credit report by working with the
participant and Ohio attorney general's office; and
(3)
Documentation of
efforts if a participant objects to having their credit report
requested.
(M)
All bridges case records prepared, maintained, and
permanently kept by the bridges representative are confidential. Information
contained in Ohio's Statewide Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) is
confidential pursuant to section
5101.131 of the Revised Code. A
bridges representative is to record case information in CCWIS, or alternately
in electronic format if unable to be recorded in CCWIS.
(N)
When requested by
a bridges participant, a summary of bridges case services is to be
provided.
Notes
Effective:
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.1414
Rule Amplifies: 5101.1411, 5101.1412, 5101.1413
Prior Effective Dates: 12/11/2017, 02/07/2020, 12/12/2022
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