Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - Ohio

Date: January 2024

Establishment 

Citation: Rev. Code § 5101.13; Admin. Code § 5101:2-33-23(A)

The Department of Job and Family Services shall establish and maintain a uniform statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C.A. 674(a)(3)(C) and related Federal regulations and guidelines.

In regulation: The public children services agency (PCSA) shall record case information in SACWIS. Case information that cannot be recorded in SACWIS shall be maintained as hard copy files, electronic files, or a combination of both.

Purpose

Citation: Admin. Code § 5101:2-1-01

A 'central registry report' is the report of an incident of alleged child abuse or neglect submitted by the PCSA to the department to determine whether prior reports have been made in other counties concerning the child or other principals of the case.

Contents

Citation: Rev. Code § 5101.13

The information system shall contain records regarding any of the following:

  • Investigations of children and families and children's care in out-of-home care
  • Care and treatment provided to children and families
  • Any other information related to children and families that State or Federal law, regulation, or rule requires the department or a PCSA to maintain

Maintenance

Citation: Rev. Code § 5101.137

The department shall work with stakeholders to establish an expungement policy regarding dispositions of child abuse or neglect in Ohio's central registry on child abuse and neglect by March 1, 2024.

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