Ohio Rev. Code § 5103.602: Application for residential infant care center certification.

(A) A person seeking to operate a residential infant care center after June 13, 2022, shall apply to the director of children and youth to obtain a certificate for the facility.

(B) A person who, on June 13, 2022, is operating a children's crisis care facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the preservation of families through infant diversion practices and programs shall be deemed a residential infant care center by the director if the center is in compliance with the requirements and rules described under division (B) of section 5103.603 of the Revised Code.