5101:9-4-09 Title IV-E direct
billedcontract costs.(A) A public children services agency (PCSA) may claim costs for contractually purchased services incurred for allowable Title IV-E activities. Unlike other Title IV-E administration and training costs, which are claimed via random moment sample time study and calculated through a cost pool, Title IV-E contract costs are
claimed as direct
billedcosts.Direct billing is possible because allAll contractcosts are established prior to contract execution.
TheA PCSA shall report the following types of Title IV-E contract costsareeligible for direct billingas direct costs:(1) Recruitment, study and certification of persons desiring to be foster parents;
(2) Recruitment, study, and supervision of persons desiring to be adoptive parents;
(3) Training of
public children services agency (PCSA)PCSA staff and short-term training of current or prospective foster or adoptive parents;(4) Transportation of foster children (
direct billing fortransportation of foster children is limited to transportation provided by those other than foster parents; the cost of transportation by foster care parents is included in the foster care maintenance payment);(5) Contracted services for eligibility determination; and
(6) Services of a prosecutor or private counsel.
(B)
FederalThe Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) calculates federal financial participation (FFP) for eachof thesecontracttypes is calculatedtype on a county specific basisand will vary quarterly. ODJFS calculates the FFP quarterly. In some instances, the amount of the FFP paid will reflect apportionment of the amount paid to the vendor, provider, or PCSA sub-grantee by the applicable Title IV-E eligibility ratio prior to the computation of the actual federal share.(C) A PCSA shall report Title IV-E contract costs
are direct billedfor reimbursement on the JFS 02820 "Children ServicesMonthlyQuarterly Financial Statement" as described in rule 5101:9-7-29 of the Administrative Code, using the appropriateTitle IV-E administration and training activity codes. ODJFS will reimburse the PCSA based on the quarterly FFP.5101:9-4-09 2
Effective: 09/03/2011
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
08/24/2011
Date
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5101.02
Rule Amplifies: 307.86
Prior Effective Dates: 3/28/88, 1/1/91, 9/30/93, 7/1/94, 9/1/95, 9/1/96,
4/3/98, 8/19/06
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 9/3/2011
- File Date:
- 2011-08-24
- Last Day in Effect:
- 2011-09-03
- Rule File:
- 5101$9-4-09_FF_A_RU_20110824_0910.pdf
- Related Chapter/Rule NO.: (1)
- Ill. Adm. Code 5101:9-4-09. Title IV-E direct contract costs