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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.651 | Temporary Restraining Order.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
If, during the course of an investigation conducted under section 5101.65 of the Revised Code, any person, including the adult who is the subject of the investigation, denies or obstructs access to the residence of the adult, the county department of job and family services may file a petition in court for a temporary restraining order to prevent the interference or obstruction. The court shall issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the interference or obstruction if it finds there is reasonable cause to believe that the adult is being or has been abused, neglected, or exploited and access to the person's residence has been denied or obstructed. Such a finding is prima-facie evidence that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result, so that notice is not required. After obtaining an order restraining the obstruction of or interference with the access of the protective services representative, the representative may be accompanied to the residence by a peace officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.652 | Authority to Contract With Other Entities to Perform Certain Duties.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 158 - 132nd General Assembly
The county department of job and family services may enter into an agreement or contract with any private or government entity to perform the following duties:
(A) In accordance with division (G) of section 5101.63 of the Revised Code, receive reports made under that section;
(B) Perform the county department's duties under section 5101.65 of the Revised Code;
(C) Petition the court pursuant to section 5101.68 or 5101.70 of the Revised Code for an order authorizing the provision of protective services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.66 | Request or Consent to Receiving Protective Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Any person who requests or consents to receive protective services shall receive such services only after an investigation and determination of a need for protective services. The investigation shall be performed in the same manner as the investigation of a report pursuant to section 5101.65 of the Revised Code. If the person withdraws consent, the protective services shall be terminated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.68 | Petitioning for Court Order to Provide Protective Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
If the county department of job and family services determines that an adult is in need of protective services and is an incapacitated person, the department may petition the court for an order authorizing the provision of protective services. If the adult is in need of protective services as a result of exploitation, the county prosecutor may file the petition. The petition shall state the specific facts alleging the abuse, neglect, or exploitation and shall include a proposed protective service plan. Any plan for protective services shall be specified in the petition.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.681 | Notice of Petition.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Notice of a petition for the provision of court-ordered protective services as provided for in section 5101.68 of the Revised Code shall be personally served upon the adult who is the subject of the petition at least five working days prior to the date set for the hearing as provided in section 5101.682 of the Revised Code. Notice shall be given either orally or in writing in language reasonably understandable to the adult. The notice shall include the names of all petitioners, the basis of the belief that protective services are needed, the rights of the adult in the court proceedings, and the consequences of a court order for protective services. The adult shall be informed of the right to counsel and the right to appointed counsel if the adult is indigent and if appointed counsel is requested. Written notice by certified mail shall also be given to the adult's guardian, legal counsel, caretaker, and spouse, if any, or if the adult has none of these, to the adult's adult children or next of kin, if any, or to any other person as the court may require. The adult who is the subject of the petition may not waive notice as provided in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.682 | Hearing.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The court shall hold a hearing on the petition as provided in section 5101.68 of the Revised Code within fourteen days after its filing. The adult who is the subject of the petition shall have the right to be present at the hearing, present evidence, and examine and cross-examine witnesses. The adult shall be represented by counsel unless the right to counsel is knowingly waived. If the adult is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the adult. If the court determines that the adult lacks the capacity to waive the right to counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the adult's interests.
(B) If the court finds, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, that the adult has been abused, neglected, or exploited, is in need of protective services, and is incapacitated, and no person authorized by law or by court order is available to give consent, it shall issue an order requiring the provision of protective services only if they are available locally.
(C) If the court orders placement under this section it shall give consideration to the choice of residence of the adult. The court may order placement in settings which have been approved by the department of job and family services as meeting at least minimum community standards for safety, security, and the requirements of daily living. The court shall not order an institutional placement unless it has made a specific finding entered in the record that no less restrictive alternative can be found to meet the needs of the individual. No individual may be committed to a hospital or public hospital as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code pursuant to this section.
(D) The placement of an adult pursuant to court order as provided in this section shall not be changed unless the court authorized the transfer of placement after finding compelling reasons to justify the transfer. Unless the court finds that an emergency exists, the court shall notify the adult of a transfer at least thirty days prior to the actual transfer.
(E) A court order provided for in this section shall remain in effect for no longer than six months. Thereafter, the county department of job and family services shall review the adult's need for continued services and, if the department determines that there is a continued need, it shall apply for a renewal of the order for additional periods of no longer than one year each. The adult who is the subject of the court-ordered services may petition for modification of the order at any time.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.69 | Temporary Restraining Order to Restrain Person From Interfering With Provision of Protective Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) If an adult has consented to the provision of protective services but any other person refuses to allow such provision, the county department of job and family services or the county prosecutor may petition the court for a temporary restraining order to restrain the person from interfering with the provision of protective services for the adult.
(B) The petition shall state specific facts sufficient to demonstrate the need for protective services, the consent of the adult, and the refusal of some other person to allow the provision of these services.
(C) Notice of the petition shall be given in language reasonably understandable to the person alleged to be interfering with the provision of services;
(D) The court shall hold a hearing on the petition within fourteen days after its filing. If the court finds that the protective services are necessary, that the adult has consented to the provision of such services, and that the person who is the subject of the petition has prevented such provision, the court shall issue a temporary restraining order to restrain the person from interfering with the provision of protective services to the adult.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.701 | Ex Parte Emergency Order Authorizing Provision of Protective Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) A court, through a probate judge or a magistrate under the direction of a probate judge, may issue by telephone an ex parte emergency order authorizing the provision of protective services, including the relief available under division (B) of section 5101.702 of the Revised Code, to an adult on an emergency basis if all of the following are the case:
(1) The court receives notice from the county department of job and family services, an authorized employee of the county department, the department's designee, or an authorized employee of the department's designee, that the county department, designee, or employee believes an emergency order is needed as described in this section.
(2) There is reasonable cause to believe that the adult is incapacitated.
(3) There is reasonable cause to believe that there is a substantial risk to the adult of immediate and irreparable physical harm, immediate and irreparable financial harm, or death.
(B)(1) The judge or magistrate shall journalize any order issued under this section.
(2) An order issued under this section shall be in effect for not longer than twenty-four hours, except that if the day following the day on which the order is issued is not a working day, the order shall remain in effect until the next working day.
(C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, not later than twenty-four hours after an order is issued under this section, a petition shall be filed with the court in accordance with division (A) of section 5101.70 of the Revised Code.
(2) If the day following the day on which the order was issued is not a working day, the petition shall be filed with the court on the next working day.
(3) Except as provided in section 5101.702 of the Revised Code, proceedings on the petition shall be conducted in accordance with section 5101.70 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.702 | Hearing.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) If an order is issued pursuant to section 5101.701 of the Revised Code, the court shall hold a hearing not later than twenty-four hours after the issuance to determine whether there is probable cause for the order, except that if the day following the day on which the order is issued is not a working day, the court shall hold the hearing on the next working day.
(B) At the hearing, the court:
(1) Shall determine whether protective services are the least restrictive alternative available for meeting the adult's needs;
(2) May issue temporary orders to protect the adult from immediate and irreparable physical harm or immediate and irreparable financial harm, including, but not limited to, temporary protection orders, evaluations, and orders requiring a party to vacate the adult's place of residence or legal settlement;
(3) May order emergency services;
(4) May freeze the financial assets of the adult.
(C) A temporary order issued pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section is effective for thirty days. The court may renew the order for an additional thirty-day period.
Information contained in the order may be entered into the law enforcement automated data system.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.71 | Evaluating Ability to Pay for Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) If it appears that an adult in need of protective services has the financial means sufficient to pay for such services, the county department of job and family services shall make an evaluation regarding such means. If the evaluation establishes that the adult has such financial means, the department shall initiate procedures for reimbursement pursuant to rules adopted under section 5101.61 of the Revised Code. If the evaluation establishes that the adult does not have such financial means, the services shall be provided in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the department of job and family services for the provision of welfare assistance. An adult shall not be required to pay for court-ordered protective services unless the court determines that the adult is financially able to pay and the court orders the adult to pay.
(B) Whenever the county department of job and family services or the county prosecutor has petitioned the court to authorize the provision of protective services and the adult who is the subject of the petition is indigent, the court shall appoint legal counsel.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.73 | Denial or Obstruction of Access to Adult Victim's Residence.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
If, during the course of an investigation by a local law enforcement agency of criminal exploitation, any person, including the adult who is the alleged victim, denies or obstructs access to the residence of the adult, the county prosecutor may file a petition in court for a temporary restraining order to prevent the interference or obstruction. The court shall issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the interference or obstruction if it finds there is reasonable cause to believe that the adult is being or has been abused, neglected, or exploited and access to the person's residence has been denied or obstructed. Such a finding is prima facie evidence that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result, so that notice is not required. After obtaining an order restraining the obstruction of or interference with the access of the local law enforcement agency representative, the representative may be accompanied to the residence by a peace officer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.741 | Duties of Commission.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The elder abuse commission shall formulate and recommend strategies on all of the following:
(1) Increasing awareness of and improving education on elder abuse;
(2) Increasing research on elder abuse;
(3) Improving policy, funding, and programming related to elder abuse, including estimated funding necessary to implement specific recommendations;
(4) Improving the judicial response to elder abuse victims;
(5) Identifying ways to coordinate statewide efforts to address elder abuse.
(B) The commission shall prepare and issue a biennial report on a plan of action that may be used by local communities to aid in the development of efforts to combat elder abuse. The report shall include the commission's recommendations made under division (A) of this section.
(C) The attorney general may adopt rules as necessary for the commission to carry out its duties. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 24, 2021 at 4:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.803 | Title Iv-a Demonstration Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Subject to division (E) of section 5101.801 of the Revised Code, there is hereby created the Title IV-A demonstration program to provide funding for innovative and promising prevention and intervention projects that meet one or more of the four purposes of the temporary assistance for needy families block grant as specified in 42 U.S.C. 601 and are for individuals with specific and multiple barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency and personal responsibility. The department of job and family services may provide funding for such projects to government entities and, to the extent permitted by federal law, private, not-for-profit entities with which the department enters into agreements under division (B)(2) of section 5101.801 of the Revised Code.
In accordance with criteria the department develops, the department may solicit proposals from entities seeking to enter into an agreement with the department under division (B)(2) of section 5101.801 of the Revised Code. The department may enter into such agreements with entities that do both of the following:
(1) Meet the proposals' criteria;
(2) If the entity's proposed project does not potentially affect persons in each county of the state, provides the department evidence that the entity has notified, in writing, the county department of job and family services of each county where persons may be affected by the implementation of the project.
(B) In developing the criteria, soliciting the proposals, and entering in the agreements, the department shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws, the Title IV-A state plan submitted to the United States secretary of health and human services under section 5101.80 of the Revised Code, amendments to the Title IV-A state plan submitted to the United States secretary under that section, and federal waivers the United States secretary grants.
(C) The department shall begin implementation of the Title IV-A demonstration program no later than January 1, 2006.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 10:49 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.805 | Recommendations for Tanf Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Subject to division (E) of section 5101.801 of the Revised Code, the Ohio commission on fatherhood, created under section 5101.34 of the Revised Code, may make recommendations to the director of job and family services concerning the funding, approval, and implementation of fatherhood programs in this state that meet at least one of the four purposes of the temporary assistance for needy families block grant, as specified in 42 U.S.C. 601.
(B) The department of job and family services may provide funding under this section to government entities and, to the extent permitted by federal law, private, not-for-profit entities with which the department enters into agreements under division (B)(4) of section 5101.801 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 26, 2023 at 5:49 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.806 | Tanf Spending Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services shall prepare and submit to the governor not later than the first day of November in each even-numbered year a TANF spending plan describing the anticipated spending of temporary assistance for needy families block grant funds for the upcoming state fiscal biennium. The report shall be prepared in such a manner as to facilitate the inclusion of the information contained in the report in the governor's budget in accordance with division (D)(7) of section 107.03 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Not later than sixty days after the end of the first state fiscal year of a fiscal biennium, the department shall prepare and submit an updated TANF spending plan to the chairperson of a standing committee of the house of representatives designated by the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairperson of a standing committee of the senate designated by the president of the senate, and the minority leaders of both the house of representatives and the senate. The updated TANF spending plan shall, at a minimum, include both of the following:
(a) The total amount of temporary assistance for needy families block grant funds distributed during the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium.
(b) An updated estimate of the total amount of temporary assistance for needy families block grant funds that will be distributed during the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium.
(2) A chairperson of a standing committee designated by the speaker of the house of representatives or president of the senate under division (B)(1) of this section may call the director of job and family services to testify before the committee regarding the TANF spending plan.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 1:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.81 | Examination of Title Iv-a State Plan by Legislature.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Prior to submitting the Title IV-A state plan required by section 5101.80 of the Revised Code to the United States secretary of health and human services, the department of job and family services shall submit the plan to all of the following members of the general assembly:
(1) The president and minority leader of the senate;
(2) The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives;
(3) The chairpersons and ranking minority members of the house and senate committees with primary responsibility for appropriations.
(B) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may establish a joint study committee to examine whether the Title IV-A state plan complies with federal statutes and regulations and state law. If the committee is established, the president of the senate shall appoint three members of the senate serving on the senate committee with primary responsibility for appropriations and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three members of the house of representatives serving on the house of representatives committee with primary responsibility for appropriations. Not more than two members of the senate and not more than two members of the house of representatives appointed to the committee shall be members of the same political party. The committee may issue a report to the department of job and family services regarding the committee's findings. The department shall make corrections to the Title IV-A state plan that are necessary to ensure it is in compliance with federal statutes and regulations and state law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.82 | Title Iv-a Reserve Fund.

Effective:
October 1, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 408 - 122nd General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the Title IV-A reserve fund. If authorized by the agreement between the director of budget and management and the United States secretary of the treasury entered into pursuant to section 131.36 of the Revised Code, the director of budget and management may transfer to the Title IV-A reserve fund money appropriated for the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code and the prevention, retention, and contingency program established under Chapter 5108. of the Revised Code that is available at the end of a federal fiscal year after the appropriation is reconciled. The director of budget and management shall transfer money in the Title IV-A reserve fund to the general revenue fund for the purpose of funding the Ohio works first program and the prevention, retention, and contingency program and, in accordance with section 5101.23 of the Revised Code, to the social services incentive fund created under that section. The director also shall transfer money in the Title IV-A reserve fund to the cash management improvement fund created under section 131.37 of the Revised Code to the extent transfers are required by the agreement entered into pursuant to section 131.36 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.821 | Tanf Federal Fund.

Effective:
June 30, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
Except as otherwise approved by the director of budget and management, the department of job and family services shall deposit federal funds received under Title IV-A of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C.A. 601, 110 Stat. 2113 (1996), into the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) federal fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The department shall use money in the fund for the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code; the prevention, retention, and contingency program established under Chapter 5108. of the Revised Code; social services provided pursuant to section 5101.461 of the Revised Code; and any other purposes consistent with Title IV-A, federal regulations, federal waivers granted by the United States secretary of health and human services, state law, the Title IV-A state plan and amendments submitted to the United States secretary of health and human services under section 5101.80 of the Revised Code, and rules adopted by the department under section 5107.05 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.83 | Repaying Fraudulent Assistance.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Assistance group" has the same meaning as in section 5107.02 of the Revised Code, except that it also means a group provided benefits and services under the prevention, retention, and contingency program or the comprehensive case management and employment program.
(2) "Fraudulent assistance" means assistance and services, including cash assistance, provided under the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107., or benefits and services provided under the prevention, retention, and contingency program established under Chapter 5108. of the Revised Code or under the comprehensive case management and employment program established under Chapter 5116. of the Revised Code, to or on behalf of an assistance group that is provided as a result of fraud by a member of the assistance group, including an intentional violation of the program's requirements. "Fraudulent assistance" does not include assistance or services to or on behalf of an assistance group that is provided as a result of an error that is the fault of a county department of job and family services or the Ohio department of job and family services.
(B) If a county director of job and family services determines that an assistance group has received fraudulent assistance, the assistance group is ineligible to participate in the Ohio works first program, the prevention, retention, and contingency program, or the comprehensive case management and employment program until a member of the assistance group repays the cost of the fraudulent assistance. If a member repays the cost of the fraudulent assistance and the assistance group otherwise meets the eligibility requirements for the Ohio works first program, the prevention, retention, and contingency program, or the comprehensive case management and employment program, the assistance group shall not be denied the opportunity to participate in the program.
This section does not limit the ability of a county department of job and family services to recover erroneous payments under section 5107.76 of the Revised Code.
The Ohio department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 10:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.84 | Eligibility for Aid.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
An individual otherwise ineligible for aid under Chapter 5107. or 5108. of the Revised Code or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) because of paragraph (a) of 21 U.S.C. 862a is eligible for the aid or benefits if the individual meets all other eligibility requirements for the aid or benefits.
Last updated January 31, 2024 at 8:20 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.85 | Kinship Caregiver Defined.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
As used in sections 5101.851 to 5101.856 of the Revised Code, "kinship caregiver" means any of the following who is eighteen years of age or older and is caring for a child in place of the child's parents:
(A) The following individuals related by blood or adoption to the child:
(1) Grandparents, including grandparents with the prefix "great," "great-great," or "great-great-great";
(2) Siblings;
(3) Aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces, including such relatives with the prefix "great," "great-great," "grand," or "great-grand";
(4) First cousins and first cousins once removed.
(B) Stepparents and stepsiblings of the child;
(C) Spouses and former spouses of individuals named in divisions (A) and (B) of this section;
(D) A legal guardian of the child;
(E) A legal custodian of the child;
(F) Any nonrelative adult that has a familiar and long-standing relationship or bond with the child or the family, which relationship or bond will ensure the child's social ties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.851 | Statewide Kinship Care Navigator Program.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall establish a statewide kinship care navigator program to assist kinship caregivers who are seeking information regarding, or assistance obtaining, services and benefits available at the state and local level that address the needs of those caregivers residing in each county. The program shall provide to kinship caregivers information and referral services and assistance obtaining support services including the following:
(A) Publicly funded child care;
(B) Respite care;
(C) Training related to caring for special needs children;
(D) A toll-free telephone number that may be called to obtain basic information about the rights of, and services available to, kinship caregivers;
(E) Legal services.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 10:52 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.853 | Establishment of Regions.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall divide the state into not less than five and not greater than twelve regions, for the kinship care navigator program under section 5101.851 of the Revised Code. The director shall take the following into consideration when establishing the regions:
(A) The population size;
(B) The estimated number of kinship caregivers;
(C) The expertise of kinship navigators;
(D) Any other factor the director considers relevant.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 9:19 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.854 | Content of Program for Kinship Caregivers.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
The program in each kinship care navigator region established under section 5101.853 of the Revised Code shall provide information and referral services and assistance in obtaining support services for kinship caregivers within its region.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.855 | Adoption of Rules.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
Not later than one year after the effective date of this amendment, the department of job and family services shall adopt rules to implement the kinship care navigator program. The rules shall be adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, except that rules governing fiscal and administrative matters related to implementation of the program are internal management rules and shall be adopted under section 111.15 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 9:19 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.856 | Funding for Kinship Care Navigator Program.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A)(1) The kinship care navigator program shall be funded to the extent that general revenue funds have been appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose.
(2) The director of job and family services shall take any action necessary to obtain funds available for the kinship care navigator program under Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501 (1980), 42 U.S.C. 670, as amended.
(B) The department shall pay the full nonfederal share for the kinship care navigator program. No county department of job and family services or public children services agency shall be responsible for the cost of the program.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 10:57 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.87 | Victims of Human Trafficking Fund.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the treasury of state the victims of human trafficking fund consisting of money seized in connection with a violation of section 2905.32, 2907.21, or 2907.22 of the Revised Code or acquired from the sale of personal effects, tools, or other property seized because the personal effects, tools, or other property were used in the commission of a violation of section 2905.32, 2907.21, or 2907.22 of the Revised Code or derived from the proceeds of the commission of a violation of section 2905.32, 2907.21, or 2907.22 of the Revised Code and deposited pursuant to section 2981.12 of the Revised Code and such other money as may be appropriated or contributed to the fund. Money in the fund shall be used for the sole purpose of treating, caring for, rehabilitating, educating, housing, and providing assistance for victims of trafficking in persons. The office of the attorney general shall administer the fund.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 1:53 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.88 | Kinship Support Program Definitions.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
As used in sections 5101.881 to 5101.8811 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Cost-of-living adjustment" has the same meaning as in section 5107.04 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Kinship caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5101.85 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.881 | Kinship Support Program Established and Administered.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
There is hereby established the kinship support program. The department of job and family services shall coordinate and administer the program to the extent funds are appropriated and allocated for this purpose.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 10:58 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.884 | Kinship Caregivers Eligible for Payments.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
The kinship support program shall provide financial payments to kinship caregivers who:
(A) Receive placement of a child who is in the temporary or permanent custody of a public children services agency or under the Title IV-E agency with legal responsibility for the care and placement of the child; and
(B) Do not have foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.885 | Payment Amount.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
Kinship support program payments under section 5101.884 of the Revised Code shall be ten dollars and twenty cents per child, per day, to the extent funds are available. The department of job and family services shall increase the payment amount on January 1, 2022, and on the first day of each January thereafter by the cost-of-living adjustment made in the immediately preceding December.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 11:00 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.886 | Payments Time-Limited.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
Kinship support program payments shall be made to kinship caregivers as follows:
(A) For not more than nine months after the effective date of this section, if a child has been placed with the kinship caregiver as of the effective date of this section ;
(B) For not more than than nine months after the placement of a child with the kinship caregiver, if the placement occurs during the nine-month period that begins on the effective date of this section ;
(C) For not more than six months after the date of placement of a child with the kinship caregiver, if the placement occurs after the nine-month period that began on the effective date of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.887 | Conditions Requiring Payments to Cease.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
Kinship support program payments under section 5101.884 of the Revised Code shall cease when any of the following occur:
(A) The kinship caregiver obtains foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) In accordance with section 5101.886 of the Revised Code;
(C) Placement with the kinship caregiver is terminated or otherwise ceases.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.889 | Foster Care Maintenance Payments for Kinship Caregiver Certified as Foster Home.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
A kinship caregiver, on obtaining foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, shall receive foster care maintenance payments equal to the custodial agency rate as determined by the certifying agency, which is either the custodial agency, private child placing agency, or private non-custodial agency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.8811 | Kinship Support Program Rules.

Effective:
December 29, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly
The director of job and family services may adopt rules for the administration of the kinship support program in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2023 at 11:11 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.8812 | Inalienability of Benefits.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
Benefits and services provided under the kinship guardianship assistance program, extended kinship guardianship assistance program, kinship support program, and kinship permanency incentive program are inalienable whether by way of assignment, charge, or otherwise and exempt from execution, attachment, guardianship, and other like processes.
Last updated February 17, 2023 at 9:33 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.89 | Youth and Family Ombudsman Office Definitions.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 5101.89 to 5101.899 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Youth" means a person who is any of the following:
(1) Less than eighteen years of age;
(2) An emancipated young adult;
(3) Is in the temporary or permanent custody of a public children services agency, a planned permanent living arrangement, or in the Title-IV-E-eligible care and placement responsibility of a juvenile court or other governmental agency that provides Title IV-E reimbursable placement services.
(B) "Emancipated young adult" has the same meaning as in section 5101.141 of the Revised Code.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:50 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.891 | Youth and Family Ombudsman Office.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
(A) There is created a youth and family ombudsman office under the department of job and family services consisting of the following:
(1) A family ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the governor, to investigate complaints made by adults;
(2) A youth ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the governor with advice from the overcoming hurdles in Ohio youth advisory board, to investigate complaints made by youth and to advocate for the best interests of children involved in concerns investigated by the office;
(3) Not fewer than two regional ombudsmen;
(4) Any necessary support staff.
(B) The office shall investigate and resolve concerns made by or on behalf of children and families involved with public children services agencies, Title IV-E agencies, or private provider agencies that administer or oversee foster care or placement services for the children services system. The office shall ensure the independent and impartial review of youth, family, and community complaints or concerns.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:50 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.892 | Office Duties; Annual Report.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
The youth and family ombudsman office shall perform all of the following duties:
(A) Receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints from citizens, including children in the custody of a public children services agency or in the care and placement of a Title IV-E agency, related to government services regarding child protective services, foster care, and adoption;
(B) Establish procedures for receiving and resolving complaints, consistent with state and federal law;
(C) Provide an annual report to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, president of the senate, minority leadership of the house of representatives and senate, the director of job and family services, and representatives of the overcoming hurdles in Ohio youth advisory board.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.893 | Evaluation of Annual Report.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
Not later than sixty days after release of the annual report described under section 5101.892 of the Revised Code, the overcoming hurdles in Ohio youth advisory board shall provide an evaluation of the report to the governor and the youth ombudsman of the youth and family ombudsman office.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.894 | Reporting Suspected Violations of State Law.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
To the extent permitted by state or federal law, a representative of the youth and family ombudsman office may report to an appropriate authority any suspected violation of state law discovered during the course of a complaint review.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.895 | Office Administration.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall be responsible for all administrative undertakings for the youth and family ombudsman office, including the provision of offices, equipment, and supplies, as necessary.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:53 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.897 | Employee Prohibitions.

Effective:
May 30, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly
(A) No employee of the youth and family ombudsman office shall do any of the following:
(1) Hold any office of trust or profit;
(2) Engage in any occupation or business interfering or inconsistent with the duties of the office;
(3) Serve on any committee of any political party;
(4) Have any interest that is, or may be, in conflict with the interests and concerns of the office.
(B) As used in this section, "office of trust or profit" means any of the following:
(1) A federal or state elective office or an elective office of a political subdivision of the state;
(2) A position on a board or commission of the state that is appointed by the governor;
(3) An office set forth in section 121.03, 121.04, or 121.05 of the Revised Code;
(4) An office of the government of the United States that is appointed by the president of the United States.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:54 PM