Ohio § 5180.402 [Former R.C. 5101.132, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Uniform statewide automated child welfare information system - access to information

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§ 5180.402 — [Former R.C. 5101.132, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Uniform statewide automated child welfare information system - access to information

Ohio § 5180.402

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5180Department of Children and Youth

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5180.402 (2026).

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(A)Information contained in the information system established and maintained under section5180.40of the Revised Code may be accessed or entered only as follows:

(1)The department of job and family services, the department of children and youth, a public children services agency, a title IV-E agency, a prosecuting attorney, a private child placing agency, and a private noncustodial agency may access or enter the information when either of the following is the case:

(a)The access or entry is directly connected with assessment, investigation, or services regarding a child or family;

(b)The access or entry is permitted by state or federal law, rule, or regulation.

(2)A person may access or enter the information in a manner, to the extent, and for the purposes authorized by rules adop

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(A) Information contained in the information system established and maintained under section5180.40of the Revised Code may be accessed or entered only as follows:

(1) The department of job and family services, the department of children and youth, a public children services agency, a title IV-E agency, a prosecuting attorney, a private child placing agency, and a private noncustodial agency may access or enter the information when either of the following is the case:

(a) The access or entry is directly connected with assessment, investigation, or services regarding a child or family;

(b) The access or entry is permitted by state or federal law, rule, or regulation.

(2) A person may access or enter the information in a manner, to the extent, and for the purposes authorized by rules adopted by the department.

(B) As used in this section, "title IV-E agency" means a public children services agency or a public entity with which the department of job and family services or department of children and youth has a title IV-E subgrant agreement in effect.

Last updated October 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM