ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

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ICPC STATE Pages

Ohio

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, varies by employee (anytime between 7:00am and 5:00PM) · Phone: · Fax: (614) 387-1032

Ohio Adoption

Ohio permits the following types of adoptions in addition to public adoptions:

Adoption Type	Yes/No
Private Agency	Yes
Private Attorney	Yes
Independent	Yes

Adoption Statute-Non-Agency; Independent; Private Adoptions:

Statutory code/cite: Private Agency Adoption
Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3107, Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 5101:2-48
Statutory code/cite: Private Attorney Adoption
ORC 3107, OAC 5101:2-48
Statutory code/cite: Independent Adoption
ORC 3107, OAC 5101:2-48

Public

Public Adoptive Placement-Requirements:

ORC 3107, OAC 5101:2-48

Adoption Assistance

Adoption assistance payments begin:

At the time the child is placed

Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines):

- NA

Special Needs

Ohio definition of "Special Needs":

- Special needs child for the purposes of the state adoption subsidy program is a child who, prior to substitute care or adoptive placement, has at least one of the following needs or circumstances that may be a barrier to placement or adoption or a barrier to a child being sustained in a substitute care placement or adoptive home without financial assistance because the child:
  
  (a) Is in a sibling group which should be placed together;
  (b) Is a member of a minority or ethnic group;
  (c) Is six years of age or older;
  (d) Has remained in the permanent custody of a PCSA or PCPA for more than one year;
  (e) Has a medical condition, physical impairment, mental retardation or developmental disability;
  (f) Has an emotional disturbance or behavioral problem;
  (g) Has a social or medical history or the background of the child’s biological family has a social or medical history which may place the child at risk of acquiring a medical condition, a physical, mental or developmental disability or an emotional disorder;
  (h) Has been in the home of his/her prospective adoptive parents as a foster child for at least one year and would experience severe separation and loss if placed in another setting due to his/her significant emotional ties with these foster parents as determined and documented by a qualified mental health professional;
  (i) Has experienced previous adoption disruption or multiple placements.

Finalization

Adoption may be finalized in another state:

Before finalization can occur in Ohio, child must be in adoptive placement:

6 months
Other

Indicate any exceptions to the timeframes indicated that apply in relative placements