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Serious risk rules have been identified as part of a new department initiative, Regulation for the 21st Century, as presenting the greatest risk of harm to children. The serious risk rules were identified by a workgroup with statewide representation from diverse stakeholder groups.
If a program has a non-compliance with any of these rules, it will prevent them from being eligible for a star rating until they have had a regular licensing visit without any serious risk non-compliances.

Center Serious Risk Information

  1. Center Serious Risk Rules
  2. Program Guide to Keeping Ohio's Children Safe and Healthy
  3. Center Progressive Sanction Matrix

Type A Home Serious Risk Information

  1. Type A Home Serious Risk Matrix

Systems Guides for Maintaining Compliance

    1. Systems Guides for Maintaining Compliance contain information and suggestions for systems that programs can implement to help achieve and maintain compliance with the four most commonly cited serious risk non-complainces. 
        1. Systems Guide for Criminal Records Checks
        2. Systems Guide for Maintaining Staff/Child Ratios and Supervision
        3. Systems Guide for the Proper Administration of Medication
        4. Systems Guide to Keeping Children Safe with Health Conditions