5101:1-5-70 Disability financial assistance (DFA): interim assistance.

 

 

 

Rule Summary and Fiscal Analysis (Part A)

 

Department Of Job And Family Services

Agency Name

 

Division Of Public Assistance                             Beth Vogel

Division                                                                  Contact

 

30 East Broad St. 31st Floor Columbus OH 43215 - 0423

614-466-4605        752-8298

Agency Mailing Address (Plus Zip)                                       Phone                     Fax

5101:1-5-70

Rule Number

AMENDMENT

TYPE of rule filing

Rule Title/Tag Line              DA: interim assistance.

RULE SUMMARY

1.  Is the rule being filed consistent with the requirements of the RC 119.032 review? Yes

2.  Are you proposing this rule as a result of recent legislation? Yes

Bill Number: HB95                 General Assembly: 125           Sponsor: Calvert

3.  Statute prescribing the procedure in accordance with the agency is required to adopt the rule: 111.15

4.  Statute(s) authorizing agency to adopt the rule: 5115.03

5.  Statute(s) the rule, as filed, amplifies or implements: 5115.03

6.  State the reason(s) for proposing (i.e., why are you filing,) this rule:

This rule is being amended because of the substantive changes to the Disability Assistance program required by Amended Substitute House Bill 95.

7.  If the rule is an AMENDMENT, then summarize the changes and the content of the proposed rule; If the rule type is RESCISSION, NEW or NO CHANGE, then summarize the content of the rule:

This rule is being amended to modify references from DA to DFA pursuant to the provisions set forth in Am. Sub.H.B. 95. The rule sets forth DFA policy regarding the provision of interim assistance to DFA recipients who have applications pending for Supplemental Security Income benefits.

8.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference and the agency claims the incorporation by reference is exempt from compliance with sections

121.71 to 121.74 of the Revised Code because the text or other material is generally available to persons who reasonably can be expected to be affected by the rule, provide an explanation of how the text or other material is generally available to those persons:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

9.  If the rule incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material electronically, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material electronically was infeasible:

This response left blank because filer specified online that the rule does not incorporate a text or other material by reference.

10.  If the rule is being rescinded and incorporates a text or other material by reference, and it was infeasible for the agency to file the text or other material, provide an explanation of why filing the text or other material was infeasible:

Not Applicable.

11.  If revising or refiling this rule, identify changes made from the previously filed version of this rule; if none, please state so:

This rule is being revised at paragraph (A)(2)(iii), to correct a formatting error.

12. 119.032 Rule Review Date: 7/3/2003

(If you answered NO to question No. 1, provide the scheduled review date. If you answered YES to No. 1, the review date for this rule is the filing date.)

NOTE: At time of final filing, two dates are required: the current review date plus a date not to exceed 5 years from the effective date for Amended rules or a date not to exceed 5 years from the review date for No Change rules.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

13.  Estimate the total amount by which this proposed rule would increase

/decrease either revenues/ expenditures for the agency during the current biennium (in dollars): Explain the net impact of the proposed changes to the budget of your agency/department.

This will decrease revenues.

by $3,912,784 for SFY 04 and $7,621,504 for SFY 2005

These proposed rules will allow the agency to manage the program within the appropriated level in Amended Substitute House Bill 95. Rules 5101:1-5-01, 5101:1-5-10, 5101:1-5-20, 5101:1-5-30, 5101:1-5-40, 5101:1-5-50, 5101:1-5-60,

and 5101:1-5-70 filed relating to DFA assistance will decrease agency expenditures.

14.  Identify the appropriation (by line item etc.) that authorizes each expenditure necessitated by the proposed rule:

GRF 600-511 Disability Financial Assistance

15.  Provide a summary of the estimated cost of compliance with the rule to all directly affected persons. When appropriate, please include the source for your information/estimated costs, e.g. industry, CFR, internal/agency:

(a)   County eligibility work will change, so administrative costs may be impacted - unable to quantify. (b) Recipients may be negatively impacted either by eligibility or benefit change.

16.  Does this rule have a fiscal effect on school districts, counties, townships, or municipal corporations? No

17.  Does this rule deal with environmental protection or contain a component dealing with environmental protection as defined in R. C. 121.39? No