Ohio Rev. Code § 5180.57: [Former R.C. 5101.889, renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Foster care maintenance payments for kinship caregiver certified as foster home.

A kinship caregiver, on obtaining foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, shall receive foster care maintenance payments equal to the custodial agency rate as determined by the certifying agency, which is either the custodial agency, private child placing agency, or private non-custodial agency.