Title: Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions | Ohio Children's Trust Fund
Headings: Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions
Ohio Child Abuse and Neglect Definitions
General Definitions
Types of Abuse
Forms of Neglect
Definitions Under Ohio Law

Content: (f) Who, because of the omission of the child's parents, guardian, or custodian, suffers physical or mental injury harming or threatening to harm the child's health or welfare. (g) Who is subject to out-of-home care child neglect. (h) Nothing in Chapter 2151.03. of the Ohio Revised Code shall be construed as subjecting a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child to criminal liability when solely in the practice of religious beliefs, the parent, guardian, or custodian fails to provide adequate medical or surgical care or treatment for the child. Abandoned Child — pursuant to section 2151.011 of the Ohio Revised Code, means a child who is presumed abandoned when the parents of the child have failed to visit or maintain contact with the child for more than ninety days, regardless of whether the parents resume contact with the child after that period of ninety days. Caregiver — a person providing the direct day-to-day care of a child during his placement in substitute care. Caretaker — a person with whom the child resides or the person responsible for the child's daily care. This includes, but is not limited to, the parent, guardian, custodian or out-of-home care setting employee. Child —any person under 18 years of age or a mentally or physically handicapped person under 21 years of age. Danger — the likelihood of serious harm to a child precipitated by one or more currently active safety threats and arising from insufficient protective capacities.