5101:9-6-12.4 Child, family, and adult community and protective services allocation.

 

 

 

5101:9-6-12.4              Child,  family,  and  adult  community  and  protective  services allocation.

 

 

 

(A)The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) will issue the child, family, and adult community and protective services allocation to provide funding to the county department of job and family service agencies (CDJFS) to enhance the administration of family and social services duties. Each CDJFS shall use the funds in accordance with the written plan of cooperation between the board of county commissioners (BOCC), the CDJFS and the workforce development (WFD) agency as required in section 307.983 of the Revised Code.

 

(B)The child, family, and adult community and protective services allocation consists of one hundred per cent state funds issued for the state fiscal year (SFY), July first through June thirtieth.

 

(C)ODJFS will distribute five per cent of the child, family, and adult community and protective services appropriation to each CDJFS based on county population.

 

(1)The  remaining  ninety-five  per  cent  of  the  appropriated  amount  will  be distributed as follows:

 

(a) Fifty per cent is based on the county's population at or below one hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty level as compared statewide in the same category;

 

(b) Twenty per cent is based on the county's population at or below eighteen years of age and at or below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level as compared statewide in the corresponding categories;

 

(c) Twenty per cent is based on the county's population at or over fifty-five years of age and at or below the two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level as compared statewide in the corresponding categories; and,

 

(d)Ten per cent is based on the county's average unemployment rate as compared to the average unemployment rate for all eligible counties, utilizing figures from the ODJFS for the most recently available federal fiscal year (FFY).

 

Population figures are based upon the most recently available United States bureau of census data.

 

(2)When there is more than a four per cent increase or decrease in the statewide allocation amount, each county's preceding SFY allocation will be increased or decreased by the percentage of change to the statewide allocation amount.

 

(D)The  CDJFS  shall  utilize  the  child,  family,  and  adult  community  and  protective services allocation for any of the following purposes, or may use the funding as

 

 

state or local match for costs associated with these purposes:

A CDJFS may also provide all or a portion of its allocation to a stand alone child support enforcement agency (CSEA) or public children services agency (PCSA) through an interagency agreement. The CSEA and PCSA shall use the funding to provide services for any of the following purposes, or use the funding as state or local match for costs associated with these purposes.

(1) To assist individuals to achieve or maintain self-sufficiency, including by reducing or preventing dependency among individuals with family income not exceeding two hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines;

(2) To provide outreach and referral services regarding home and community-based services to individuals at risk of placement in a group home or institution, regardless of the individual's family income and without need for a written application;

(3) To provide outreach, referral, application assistance, and other services to assist individuals to receive assistance, benefits, or services under medicaid; Title IV-A programs, as defined in section 5101.80 of the Revised Code; food assistance issued under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP); and other public assistance (PA) programs; and,

(4) To provide protective services to a child or adult as part of a response to a report of abuse, neglect or exploitation without regard to income or need for a written application.

(E) ODJFS will establish the allocation as the community and protective services allocation and separate financial sub codes for each program in the county finance information system (CFIS). To utilize the funding, a CDJFS will submit draw requests and report expenditures for this allocation using CFIS codes established for this purpose. County family services agencies shall report expenditures on the monthly financial reports as contained in rule 5101:9-7-29 as follows:

(1) The CDJFS shall report expenditures on the JFS 02827 "Monthly Financial Statement;"

(2) The  CSEA  shall  report  expenditures  on  the  JFS  02750  "Child  Support Administrative Fund Monthly Financial Statement;" and,

(3) The  PCSA  shall  report  expenditures  on  the  JFS  02820  "Children  Services Monthly Financial Statement."

(F) ODJFS will reconcile the child, family, and adult community and protective services allocation with grants listed in paragraph (D) of this rule for quarterly cash on hand reports and quarterly and annual reconciliation reports.

(G)This allocation is based on appropriations by the Ohio general assembly.

(H) The definitions, requirements, and responsibilities contained in rule 5101:9-6-50 of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.

Effective:     CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY	09/27/2009
Certification
09/17/2009
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	5101.46
Rule Amplifies:	5101.46