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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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5101:2 Division of Social Services |
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Chapter5101:2-54. |
5101:2-54-01. Multi-system youth
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(A) Pursuant to section 307.110 of Amended Substitute House Bill 166 of the 133rd General Assembly, the purposes of the multi-system youth program and funding are to prevent custody relinquishment to the public children services agency (PCSA) solely for the purpose of a child obtaining needed treatment; support the care of children in the custody of a PCSA for congregate care; and to provide the services and supports necessary to ensure the child's successful transition from a congregate care facility following discharge.
(B) To support the components of the multi-system youth program for youth at risk of custody relinquishment, the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to:
(1) State level program: transfer three and one-half million dollars each state fiscal year (SFY) to the Ohio department of medicaid to assist local partners in securing needed services and supports for youth with multi-system needs;
(2) Family children first council shared services and sustainability planning: transfer one million dollars in each SFY to the Ohio family and children first council to create, improve, and sustain effective collaborative, cross-system service delivery at the local level;
(3) Training and technical assistance: transfer five hundred thousand dollars in each SFY to the Ohio family and children first council to support training and technical assistance needed for local infrastructure development;
(4) PCSA support and relinquishment prevention: allocate twenty million dollars each SFY to the PCSAs in accordance with section 5101.14 of the Revised Code to support the costs of care for children in custody of the agency who are placed in congregate care facilities, to prevent the relinquishment of custody to a PCSA for the sole purpose of the child obtaining access to needed treatment, and to provide the services and supports necessary to ensure the child's successful transition from a congregate care facility following discharge.
(a) Of these funds, the PCSAs are to designate a minimum of five per cent in SFY 20 and a minimum of ten per cent in SFY 21 of the formula-based allocation to work locally in accordance with section 337.180 of Amended Substitute House Bill 166 of the 133rd General Assembly.
(b) The designated pooled funding is to support the provision of services to families and children.