Ohio Rev. Code § 5180.425: [Former R.C. 5101.148, renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] No unnecessary removal of children from foster homes due to sanction.

If the department of children and youth sanctions a public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency, it shall take every possible precaution to ensure that any foster children that have been placed by the agency under sanction are not unnecessarily removed from the certified foster homes in which they reside.