Ohio § 5101.29

§ 5101.29.

When contained in a record held by the department of job and family services, the

department of children and youth, or a county agency, the following are not public

records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code : (A) Names and other identifying information regarding children enrolled in or attending

a child care center or home subject to licensure or registration under Chapter 5104.

of the Revised Code; (B) Names and other identifying information regarding children placed with an institution

or association certified under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code ; (C) Names and other identifying information regarding a person who makes an oral or written

complaint regarding an institution, association, child care center, or home subject

to licensure or registration to the department or other state or county entity responsible

for enforcing Chapter 5103. or 5104. of the Revised Code; (D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of this section, names, documentation,

and other identifying information regarding a foster caregiver or a prospective foster

caregiver, including the foster caregiver application for certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code and the home study conducted pursuant to section 5103.0324 of the Revised Code . (2) Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of this section, the following are public records

for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code , when contained in a record held by the department of job and family services, the

department of children and youth, a county agency, or other governmental entity: (a) All of the following information regarding a currently certified foster caregiver

who has had a foster care certificate revoked pursuant to Chapter 5103. of the Revised

Code or, after receiving a current or current renewed certificate has been convicted

of, pleaded guilty to, or indicted or otherwise charged with any offense described

in division (C)(1) of section 2151.86 of the Revised Code : (i) The foster caregiver's name, date of birth, and county of residence; (ii) The date of the foster caregiver's certification; (iii) The date of each placement of a foster child into the foster caregiver's home; (iv) If applicable, the date of the removal of a foster child from the foster caregiver's

home and the reason for the foster child's removal unless release of such information

would be detrimental to the foster child or other children residing in the foster

caregiver's home; (v) If applicable, the date of the foster care certificate revocation and all documents

related to the revocation unless otherwise not a public record pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code . (b) Nonidentifying foster care statistics including, but not limited to, the number of

foster caregivers and foster care certificate revocations.