Ohio Code § 3107.012
Ohio Code § 3107.012. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3107.012.
(A) A foster caregiver may use the application prescribed under division (B) of this
section to obtain the services of an agency to arrange an adoption for the foster
caregiver if the foster caregiver seeks to adopt the foster caregiver's foster child
who resides in the foster caregiver's home. (B) The department of children and youth shall prescribe an application for a foster
caregiver to use under division (A) of this section. The application shall not require that the foster caregiver provide any information
the foster caregiver already provided the department, or undergo an inspection the
foster caregiver already underwent, to obtain a foster home certificate under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code . (C) An agency that receives an application prescribed under division (B) of this section
from a foster caregiver authorized to use the application shall not require, as a
condition of the agency accepting or approving the application, that the foster caregiver
undergo a criminal records check under section 2151.86 of the Revised Code as a prospective adoptive parent. The agency shall inform the foster caregiver, in accordance with division (G) of section 2151.86 of the Revised Code , that the foster caregiver must undergo the criminal records check before a court
may issue a final decree of adoption or interlocutory order of adoption under section 3107.14 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3107.012
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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