Ohio § 5180.51 [Former R.C. 5101.851, renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship care navigator program

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§ 5180.51 — [Former R.C. 5101.851, renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship care navigator program

Ohio § 5180.51

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5180Department of Children and Youth

This text of Ohio § 5180.51 ([Former R.C. 5101.851, renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Kinship care navigator program) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5180.51 (2026).

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The department of children and youth shall establish a statewide kinship care navigator program to assist kinship caregivers who are seeking information regarding, or assistance obtaining, services and benefits available at the state and local level that address the needs of those caregivers residing in each county. The program shall provide to kinship caregivers information and referral services and assistance obtaining support services including the following:

(A)Publicly funded child care;

(B)Respite care;

(C)Training related to caring for special needs children;

(D)A toll-free telephone number that may be called to obtain basic information about the rights of, and services available to, kinship caregivers;

(E)Legal services. Last updated October 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM

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The department of children and youth shall establish a statewide kinship care navigator program to assist kinship caregivers who are seeking information regarding, or assistance obtaining, services and benefits available at the state and local level that address the needs of those caregivers residing in each county. The program shall provide to kinship caregivers information and referral services and assistance obtaining support services including the following:

(A) Publicly funded child care;

(B) Respite care;

(C) Training related to caring for special needs children;

(D) A toll-free telephone number that may be called to obtain basic information about the rights of, and services available to, kinship caregivers;

(E) Legal services.

Last updated October 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM