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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.523 | Appeals.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the PASSPORT program may appeal an adverse action taken or proposed to be taken by the department of aging or an entity designated by the department concerning participation in or services provided under the component if the action will result in any of the following:
(1) Denial of enrollment or continued enrollment in the component;
(2) Denial of or reduction in the amount of services requested by or offered to the individual under the component;
(3) Assessment of any patient liability payment pursuant to rules adopted by the department under this section.
The appeal shall be made in accordance with section 173.56 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to that section.
(B) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the PASSPORT program may not bring an appeal under this or any other section of the Revised Code if any of the following is the case:
(1) The individual has voluntarily withdrawn the application for enrollment in the component;
(2) The individual has voluntarily terminated enrollment in the component;
(3) The individual agrees with the action being taken or proposed;
(4) The individual fails to submit a written request for a hearing to the director of aging within the time specified in the rules adopted pursuant to section 173.56 of the Revised Code;
(5) The individual has received services under the component for the maximum time permitted by section 173.522 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.524 | Kosher Meals.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
An individual enrolled in the PASSPORT program may request that home-delivered meals provided to the individual under the PASSPORT program be kosher. If such a request is made, the department of aging or the department's designee shall ensure that each home-delivered meal provided to the individual under the PASSPORT program is kosher. In complying with this requirement, the department or department's designee shall require each entity that provides home-delivered meals to the individual to provide the individual with meals that meet, as much as possible, the requirements established in rules adopted under sections 173.52 and 173.522 of the Revised Code governing the home-delivered meal service while complying with kosher practices for meal preparation and dietary restrictions.
An entity that provides a kosher home-delivered meal to a PASSPORT program enrollee pursuant to this section shall be reimbursed for the meal at a rate equal to the rate for home-delivered meals furnished to PASSPORT program enrollees requiring a therapeutic diet.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.525 | Home Health Aide and Personal Care Aide Training.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A)(1) In addition to any other eligibility requirement of this chapter, to be eligible to serve as a personal care aide under the PASSPORT program, an individual must successfully complete thirty hours of pre-service training acceptable to the department of aging.
To maintain eligibility, each personal care aide must successfully complete six hours of in-service training acceptable to the department. Such training must be completed every twelve months.
(2) In administering the PASSPORT program, the department shall not require a personal care aide to do either of the following:
(a) Complete more than thirty hours of pre-service training;
(b) Complete more than six hours of in-service training in a twelve-month period.
(B) The department shall not require an individual serving as a home health aide under the PASSPORT program to complete more hours of pre-service training or annual in-service training than required by federal law.
(C) Only the following may supervise a home health aide or personal care aide under the PASSPORT program:
(1) A registered nurse;
(2) A licensed practical nurse under the direction of a registered nurse.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:27 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.54 | Medicaid-Funded Component of Assisted Living Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of medicaid shall create the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. In creating the medicaid-funded component, the department of medicaid shall collaborate with the department of aging.
(B) Unless the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program is terminated under division (C) of this section, all of the following apply:
(1) The department of aging shall administer the medicaid-funded component through a contract entered into with the department of medicaid under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code.
(2) The contract shall include an estimate of the medicaid-funded component's costs.
(3) The medicaid-funded component shall be operated as a separate medicaid waiver component.
(4) The medicaid-funded component may not serve more individuals than is set by the United States secretary of health and human services in the assisted living waiver.
(5) To the extent authorized by rules authorized by section 5162.021 of the Revised Code, the director of aging may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the medicaid-funded component.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 9:37 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.541 | Eligibility for Assisted Living Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
To be eligible for the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program, an individual must meet all of the following requirements:
(A) Need an intermediate level of care as determined by an assessment conducted under section 173.546 of the Revised Code;
(B) While receiving assisted living services under the medicaid-funded component, reside in a residential care facility that is authorized by a valid medicaid provider agreement to participate in the component, including both of the following:
(1) A residential care facility that is owned or operated by a metropolitan housing authority that has a contract with the United States department of housing and urban development to receive an operating subsidy or rental assistance for the residents of the facility;
(2) A county or district home licensed as a residential care facility.
(C) Meet all other eligibility requirements for the medicaid-funded component established in rules adopted under section 173.54 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.543 | State-Funded Component of Assisted Living Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The department of aging shall create and administer the state-funded component of the assisted living program. The state-funded component shall not be administered as part of the medicaid program.
An individual who is eligible for the state-funded component may participate in the component for a period of time specified in rules adopted under this section.
The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to implement the state-funded component. The rules shall specify the period that an individual eligible for the state-funded component may participate in the component.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.544 | Eligibility Requirements for State-Funded Component of Assisted Living Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
To be eligible for the state-funded component of the assisted living program, an individual must meet all of the following requirements:
(A) The individual must need an intermediate level of care as determined by an assessment conducted under section 173.546 of the Revised Code.
(B) The individual must have an application for the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program pending and the department or the department's designee must have determined that the individual meets the nonfinancial eligibility requirements of the medicaid-funded component and not have reason to doubt that the individual meets the financial eligibility requirements of the medicaid-funded component.
(C) While receiving assisted living services under the state-funded component, the individual must reside in a residential care facility that is authorized by a valid provider agreement to participate in the component, including both of the following:
(1) A residential care facility that is owned or operated by a metropolitan housing authority that has a contract with the United States department of housing and urban development to receive an operating subsidy or rental assistance for the residents of the facility;
(2) A county or district home licensed as a residential care facility.
(D) The individual must meet all other eligibility requirements for the state-funded component established in rules adopted under section 173.543 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 9:38 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.545 | Appeals.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the assisted living program may appeal an adverse action taken or proposed to be taken by the department of aging or an entity designated by the department concerning participation in or services provided under the component if the action will result in any of the following:
(1) Denial of enrollment or continued enrollment in the component;
(2) Denial of or reduction in the amount of services requested by or offered to the individual under the component;
(3) Assessment of any patient liability payment pursuant to rules adopted by the department under this section.
The appeal shall be made in accordance with section 173.56 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to that section.
(B) An individual who is an applicant for or participant or former participant in the state-funded component of the assisted living program may not bring an appeal under this or any other section of the Revised Code if any of the following is the case:
(1) The individual has voluntarily withdrawn the application for enrollment in the component;
(2) The individual has voluntarily terminated enrollment in the component;
(3) The individual agrees with the action being taken or proposed;
(4) The individual fails to submit a written request for a hearing to the director of aging within the time specified in the rules adopted pursuant to section 173.56 of the Revised Code;
(5) The individual has received services under the component for the maximum time permitted by section 173.543 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.546 | Needs Assessments.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Each applicant for the assisted living program shall undergo an assessment to determine whether the applicant needs an intermediate level of care. The department of medicaid or an agency under contract pursuant to division (C) of this section shall conduct the assessment. The assessment may be performed concurrently with a long-term care consultation provided under section 173.42 of the Revised Code.
(B) An applicant or applicant's representative has the right to appeal an assessment's findings. Section 5160.31 of the Revised Code applies to appeals regarding the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. The department or an agency under contract to conduct the assessment shall provide written notice of this right to the applicant or applicant's representative and the residential care facility in which the applicant intends to reside if enrolled in the assisted living program. The notice shall include an explanation of the appeal procedures. The department or agency under contract to conduct the assessment shall represent the state in any appeal of an assessment's findings.
(C) The department may contract with one or more agencies to perform assessments under this section. A contract shall specify the agency's responsibilities regarding the assessments.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.547 | Staff Requirements for Assisted Living Program Facility.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
A residential care facility providing services covered by the assisted living program to an individual enrolled in the program shall have staff on-site twenty-four hours each day who are able to do all of the following:
(A) Meet the scheduled and unpredicted needs of the individuals enrolled in the assisted living program in a manner that promotes the individuals' dignity and independence;
(B) Provide supervision services for those individuals;
(C) Help keep the individuals safe and secure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.548 | Choice of Single or Multiple Occupancy Room.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
An individual enrolled in the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program may choose a single occupancy room or multiple occupancy room in the residential care facility in which the individual resides. The choice of a multiple occupancy room is subject to approval pursuant to a process the director of aging shall establish in rules adopted under section 173.54 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.55 | Waiting List for Department of Aging-Administered Medicaid Waiver Components and the Pace Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component" means both of the following:
(a) The medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program;
(b) The medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program.
(2) "PACE program" means the component of the medicaid program the department of aging administers pursuant to section 173.50 of the Revised Code.
(B) If the department of aging determines that there are insufficient funds to enroll all individuals who have applied and been determined eligible for department of aging-administered medicaid waiver components and the PACE program, the department shall establish a unified waiting list for the components and program. Only individuals eligible for a department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component or the PACE program may be placed on the unified waiting list. An individual who may be enrolled in a department of aging-administered medicaid waiver component or the PACE program through a home first component established under section 173.501, 173.521, or 173.542 of the Revised Code may be so enrolled without being placed on the unified waiting list.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.56 | Rules.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The department of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code governing appeals brought under section 173.523 or 173.545 of the Revised Code. The rules shall require notice and the opportunity for a hearing. The rules may allow an appeal hearing to be conducted by telephone and permit the department to record hearings conducted by telephone. Chapter 119. of the Revised Code applies to a hearing under section 173.523 or 173.545 of the Revised Code only to the extent provided in rules the department adopts under this section.
(B) An appeal shall be commenced by submission of a written request for a hearing to the director of aging within the time specified in the rules adopted under this section. The hearing may be recorded, but neither the recording nor a transcript of the recording is part of the official record of the proceeding. The director shall notify the individual bringing the appeal of the director's decision and of the procedure for appealing the decision.
(C) The director's decision may be appealed to a court of common pleas pursuant to section 119.12 of the Revised Code. The appeal shall be governed by that section except as follows:
(1) The appeal shall be in the court of common pleas of the county in which the individual who brings the appeal resides or, if the individual does not reside in this state, to the Franklin county court of common pleas.
(2) The notice of appeal must be mailed to the department and filed with the court not later than thirty days after the department mails notice of the director's decision. For good cause shown, the court may extend the time for mailing and filing the notice of appeal, but the time cannot exceed six months from the date the department mails the notice of the director's decision.
(3) If an individual applies to the court for designation as an indigent and the court grants the application, the individual shall not be required to furnish the costs of the appeal.
(4) The department is required to file a transcript of the testimony of the state hearing with the court only if the court orders that the transcript be filed. The court shall make such an order only if it finds that the department and the individual bringing the appeal are unable to stipulate to the facts of the case and that the transcript is essential to a determination of the appeal. The department shall file the transcript not later than thirty days after such an order is issued.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.60 | Nursing Home Quality Initiative.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Nursing home" has the same meaning as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Person-centered care" means a relationship-based approach to care that honors and respects the opinions of individuals receiving care and those working closely with them.
(B) The department of aging shall implement a nursing home quality initiative to improve the provision of person-centered care in nursing homes. The office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall assist the department with the initiative. The initiative shall include quality improvement projects that provide nursing homes with resources and on-site education promoting person-centered care strategies and positive resident outcomes, as well as other assistance designed to improve the quality of nursing home services. The department may offer any of the projects.
(C)(1) The department shall make available a list of quality improvement projects that may be used by nursing homes in meeting the requirements of section 3721.072 of the Revised Code. In addition to any of the projects offered by the department pursuant to division (B) of this section, the list may include projects offered by any of the following:
(a) Other state agencies;
(b) A quality improvement organization under contract with the United States secretary of health and human services to carry out in this state the functions described in the "Social Security Act," section 1154, 42 U.S.C. 1320c-3;
(c) The Ohio person-centered care coalition;
(d) Any other academic, research, or health care entity identified by the department.
(2) The department shall offer to nursing homes and other long-term care facility settings infection prevention and control and facility technical assistance, including services, programs, and content expertise, as a project authorized under division (C)(1) of this section to improve quality of care and quality of life, subject to the availability of funds.
(D) The director of aging may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to implement this section.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 9:39 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.70 | Programs for the Provision of Outpatient Prescription Drug Discounts.

Effective:
July 17, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A) The director of aging may enter into a contract with any person under which the person operates a program for the provision of outpatient prescription drug discounts to any or all of the following:
(1) Individuals who are sixty years of age or older;
(2) Individuals whose family incomes do not exceed three hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines, as revised annually by the United States department of health and human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the "Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. 9902, as amended;
(3) Individuals who are persons with disabilities, as defined in section 173.06 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director may disclose to the person under contract information that identifies the individuals who participated in and individuals who applied for participation in the Ohio's best Rx program that was operated under former sections 173.71 to 173.91 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.95 | Best Practices to Prevent Elder Fraud and Financial Exploitation.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 158 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The director of aging, the director of commerce, the director of job and family services, and the attorney general or the attorney general's designee, in consultation with county departments of job and family services, adult protective services agencies, the Ohio bankers league, the community bankers association of Ohio, the securities industry and financial markets association, and the Ohio credit union league, shall work together to do all of the following:
(1) Develop best practices and standards for preventing elder fraud and financial exploitation ;
(2) Provide education on elder fraud and financial exploitation;
(3) Ensure that victims of elder fraud and exploitation have access to available services and resources.
(B) The director of aging, the director of commerce, and the director of job and family services shall create a report of the best practices and standards developed under division (A)(1) of this section and shall provide a copy of that report to the governor, the president and minority leader of the senate, and the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives not later than December 1, 2019.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.99 | Penalties.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.24 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation.
(B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of registering a false complaint, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(C) Whoever violates division (G)(1) or (2) of section 173.19 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation.
(D) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.44 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine of one hundred dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 174 | Ohio Housing Trust Fund › Section 174.01 | Definitions.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Financial assistance" means grants, loans, loan guarantees, an equity position in a project, or loan subsidies.
(B) "Grant" means funding the department of development or the Ohio housing finance agency provides for which the relevant agency does not require repayment.
(C) "Housing" means housing for owner-occupancy and multifamily rental housing.
(D) "Housing for owner-occupancy" means housing that is intended for occupancy by an owner as a principal residence. "Housing for owner-occupancy" may be any type of structure and may be owned in any type of ownership.
(E) "Housing trust fund" means the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund created and administered pursuant to Chapter 174. of the Revised Code.
(F) "Lending institution" means any financial institution qualified to conduct business in this state, a subsidiary corporation that is wholly owned by a financial institution qualified to conduct business in this state, and a mortgage lender whose regular business is originating, servicing, or brokering real estate loans and who is qualified to do business in this state.
(G) "Loan" means any extension of credit or other form of financing or indebtedness directly or indirectly to a borrower with the expectation that it will be repaid in accordance with the terms of the underlying loan agreement or other pertinent document. "Loan" includes financing extended to lending institutions and indebtedness purchased from lending institutions.
(H) "Loan guarantee" means any agreement in favor of a lending institution or other lender in which the credit and resources of the housing trust fund are pledged to secure the payment or collection of financing extended to a borrower for the acquisition, construction, improvement, rehabilitation or preservation of housing, or to refinance any financing previously extended for those purposes by any lender.
(I) "Loan subsidy" means any deposit of funds into a lending institution with the authorization or direction that the income or revenues the deposit earns, or could have earned at competitive rates, be applied directly or indirectly to the benefit of housing assistance or financial assistance.
(J) "Low- and moderate-income persons" means individuals and families who qualify as low- and moderate-income persons pursuant to guidelines the department establishes.
(K) "Multifamily rental housing" means multiple unit housing intended for rental occupancy.
(L) "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization in good standing and qualified to conduct business in this state including any corporation whose members are members of a metropolitan housing authority.
Last updated August 5, 2021 at 1:49 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 174 | Ohio Housing Trust Fund › Section 174.04 | Annual Determination of Median Income for Families and Individuals in Each County.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) The department of development shall make an annual determination of the median income for persons in each county.
(B) The director of development shall determine appropriate income limits for identifying or classifying low- and moderate-income persons for the purposes of sections 174.01 to 174.07 of the Revised Code. In making the determination, the director shall take into consideration the amount of income available for housing, family size, the cost and condition of available housing, ability to pay the amounts the private market charges for decent, safe, and sanitary housing without federal subsidy or state assistance, and the income eligibility standards of federal programs. Income limits may vary from area to area within the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 174 | Ohio Housing Trust Fund › Section 174.05 | Reporting to General Assembly.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Annually, the department of development shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the activities of the department under sections 174.01 to 174.07 of the Revised Code during the previous state fiscal year.
(B) Annually, the Ohio housing finance agency shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the activities of the agency under sections 174.02, 174.03, and 174.05 of the Revised Code during the previous state fiscal year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 174 | Ohio Housing Trust Fund › Section 174.06 | Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee.

Effective:
December 19, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the housing trust fund advisory committee. The committee consists of the following seven members, appointed by the governor, with advice and consent of the Senate, who possess knowledge and experience with respect to the housing needs of low- and moderate-income persons:
(1) One member to represent lenders;
(2) One member to represent affordable housing developers;
(3) One member to represent organizations working to address the housing and other needs of homeless Ohioans;
(4) Two members to represent counties or other local government entities;
(5) One member to represent real estate brokers licensed under Chapter 4735. of the Revised Code.
(6) A county recorder.
(B)(1) Terms of office are for four years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner prescribed for the original appointment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of a term until a successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
(2) The governor may remove a member for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty.
(C)(1) The committee shall select a chairperson from among its members. The committee shall meet at least once each calendar year and upon the call of the chair. Members of the committee serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of duties.
(2) The department of development shall provide the committee with a meeting place, supplies, and staff assistance as the committee requests.
(D) The committee shall assist the department and the Ohio housing finance agency in defining housing needs and priorities, recommend to the department and agency at least annually how the programs developed under section 174.02 of the Revised Code should be designed to most effectively benefit low- and moderate-income persons, consider an allocation of funds for projects of fifteen units or less, and advise the director of development on whether and how to reallocate money in the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund under division (B) of section 174.02 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 174 | Ohio Housing Trust Fund › Section 174.07 | Approval of Controlling Board.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
The department of development, on its own and on the behalf of the Ohio housing finance agency and the Ohio department of aging, shall obtain controlling board approval prior to making any grant, loan, loan guarantee, or loan subsidy greater than fifty thousand dollars from or allocated from the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.02 | Housing Finance Agency Created - Mission.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio housing finance agency, a body corporate and politic, performing essential governmental functions of the state. The mission of the agency includes but is not limited to assisting with the financing, refinancing, production, development, and preservation of safe, decent, and affordable housing for occupancy by low- and moderate-income persons; provision of rental assistance and housing services for low- and moderateincome persons; allocating all state and federal funds in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, including Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code; and promoting community development, economic stability, and growth within Ohio. To accomplish this mission, the agency shall work with persons eligible for its programs, nonprofit organizations and for-profit housing development entities, public entities, and lending institutions. The agency may review conformity with its programs and monitor a recipient's use of funds it provides to assure compliance.
(B) It is hereby declared to be the public purpose of this state to improve and promote the public health, safety, convenience, welfare, and prosperity of the people of the state by the production and preservation of housing in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.051 | Housing Finance Agency Personal Services Fund.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the housing finance agency personal services fund. The fund shall consist of moneys within the control of the Ohio housing finance agency that the agency, or the treasurer of state on behalf of the agency, periodically deposits into the state treasury to the credit of the fund in order to pay the compensation of the employees of the agency. Amounts credited to the fund shall be used by the agency to pay the compensation of the employees of the agency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.052 | Preference to Grants or Loans for Activities That Provide Housing and Housing Assistance to Honorably Discharged Veterans.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The Ohio housing finance agency, in providing homeownership program assistance, shall give preference to grants or loans for activities that provide housing and housing assistance to honorably discharged veterans.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.053 | Duties of Executive Director.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
The executive director employed by the agency pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 175.05 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following:
(A) File financial disclosure statements as described in section 102.02 of the Revised Code;
(B) Ensure policies and procedures are developed and maintained for the operation and administration of the agency's programs and activities that encourage competition and minimize concentration. Policies and procedures shall address all applicable requirements described in the Revised Code and federal regulations.
(C) Provide an update, during the testimony described in division (H)(2) of section 175.04 of the Revised Code, on any audits performed during the fiscal year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.09 | Securing Bonds.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A)(1) At the discretion of the Ohio housing finance agency, bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement between the agency and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or financial institution that has the powers of a trust company and is qualified to exercise those trust powers within this state. A trust agreement may pledge or assign the agency's revenues and security interests the agency holds or is to receive. Any trust agreement or resolution that provides for the issuance of bonds may contain reasonable and proper provisions that protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the bondholders and do not violate any law or covenant that sets forth the agency's duties in relation to fees, interest, or other charges imposed for loans the agency makes or purchases, services the agency renders, and the custody, safekeeping, and application of moneys.
(2) Any financial institution or trust company that acts as a depository of the proceeds of bonds, revenues, or reserve funds may furnish indemnifying bonds or pledge securities that the agency requires. The trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in trust agreements or trust indentures securing similar bonds.
(3) A trust agreement may contain provisions the agency considers reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders, including any provision that may be contained in a resolution under this section, with that provision having the same effect as if it were in a resolution.
(B) Any holder of bonds and the trustee under any trust agreement executed pursuant to division (A) of this section, except to the extent to which the resolution or trust agreement restricts rights, may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state granted under the trust agreement or included in the resolution that authorizes the issuance of the bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter, the trust agreement, and the resolution to be performed by the agency or any agency officer, including establishing, charging, and collecting fees, interest, or other charges.
(C) Moneys in the agency's trust estates may be invested as provided in any resolution that authorizes the issuance of its bonds or in any trust agreement that secures those bonds. Income from investments shall be credited to funds as the agency determines, subject to the provisions of any resolution or trust agreement, and investments may be sold at times that the agency determines.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.10 | Bonds Are Lawful Investments.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) All bonds issued under this chapter are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the treasurer of state, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code or rules adopted by any governmental agency of this state with respect to investments, and are acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys.
(B) The exercise of the powers this chapter grants is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience, and economic welfare, and for the enhancement of the opportunities for safe and sanitary housing and is a public purpose.
(C) The programs undertaken by the Ohio housing finance agency constitute the performance of essential public functions, and the bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer, and income from those bonds, including any profit made on their sale, is at all times free from taxation within this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.11 | Housing Development Fund.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the housing development fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all grants, gifts, loan repayments, and contributions of money made from any source to the Ohio housing finance agency for deposit into the fund in addition to amounts loaned to the agency pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code. The agency shall administer the fund. The agency may request funds as needed pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code to fund loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies. The agency may request funds for a loan guarantee only to satisfy a mortgage guarantee that is in default.
(B) The agency shall use moneys in the housing development fund solely for the purposes this chapter authorizes and at no time shall the fund be considered a part of the public moneys or subject to Chapters 131. and 135. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.12 | Liberal Construction of Chapter - Public Records Law - Interagency Cooperation.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes and the purposes of Section 14, of Article VIII and Section 16, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.
(B) The following are not public records subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code:
(1) Financial statements and data submitted for any purpose to the Ohio housing finance agency or the controlling board by any person in connection with applying for, receiving, or accounting for financial assistance the agency provides;
(2) Information that identifies any individual who benefits directly or indirectly from financial assistance the agency provides.
(C)(1) The agencies of this state shall cooperate fully with the Ohio housing finance agency and shall provide information the Ohio housing finance agency determines is necessary or helpful for its operation.
(2) The Ohio housing finance agency may arrange with and enter into contracts with other entities to perform functions this chapter authorizes the agency to perform and compensate those entities for performing those functions.
(3) The agency may enter into contracts with state entities as described in this chapter.
(D) Any state agency that provides supplies, equipment, or services directly related to the mission of the Ohio housing finance agency as described in section 175.02 of the Revised Code may enter into an agreement with the Ohio housing finance agency to furnish those supplies, equipment, or services pursuant to terms both agencies agree upon for remuneration to the state agency.
(E) The Ohio housing finance agency is exempt from the requirements of Chapters 123. and 125. and sections 127.16 and 5147.07 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.13 | Enforcement of Agreement With Bondholders - Tax-Exempt Status of Bonds.

Effective:
July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Any agreement the Ohio housing finance agency enters into with bondholders is a contract that the agency shall enforce and no action of the general assembly or any state agency may limit or alter the terms of that agreement or the authority of the agency or its successors to fulfill the terms of that agreement. No state agency may impair any right or remedy of the holders of bonds until the agency has fully met and discharged its bond obligations, together with interest, interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and costs and expenses related to any bondholder action or proceeding. The agency may include in any bond agreement a statement that sets forth the agency's authority to enforce agreements pursuant to this section.
(B) Bonds the agency issues are at all times bonds of the state, subject to this chapter. The agency and officers of the state may do all things necessary so that the interest on bonds the agency intends to be exempt from federal taxation remains exempt from federal income taxation. Any error or failure in efforts to assure tax exemption does not affect the validity of the bonds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.14 | Inclusion of Reduction of Infant Mortality as Priority Housing Need in Annual Plan.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 332 - 131st General Assembly
( A) The Ohio housing finance agency shall include reducing infant mortality as a priority housing need in the agency's annual plan under section 175.04 of the Revised Code.
(B) The Ohio housing finance agency may establish a housing assistance pilot program to expand housing opportunities for extremely low-income households that include pregnant women or new mothers. The housing assistance pilot program shall include rental assistance. If the Ohio housing finance agency establishes such a program under this division, it shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish the program not later than December 31, 2017, and not end the program before December 31, 2020;
(2) Through a competitive bidding process, select local community entities that are involved with issues concerning housing and infant mortality reduction efforts to participate in the program;
(3) Evaluate the outcome of the program and include the findings in the annual report prepared pursuant to division (G) of section 175.04 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency › Section 175.15 | Inclusion of Pregnancy as Priority in Housing Assistance and Local Emergency Shelter Programs.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 332 - 131st General Assembly
The Ohio housing finance agency and the Ohio development services agency shall include pregnancy as a priority in its housing assistance programs and local emergency shelter programs. In consultation with the Ohio development services agency, the Ohio housing finance agency may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary to implement the requirements of this section.