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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.29 | Certain Day-Care Records Not Subject to Public Records Law.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
When contained in a record held by the department of job and family services or a county agency, the following are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code:
(A) Names and other identifying information regarding children enrolled in or attending a child care center or home subject to licensure or registration under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code;
(B) Names and other identifying information regarding children placed with an institution or association certified under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code;
(C) Names and other identifying information regarding a person who makes an oral or written complaint regarding an institution, association, child care center, or home subject to licensure or registration to the department or other state or county entity responsible for enforcing Chapter 5103. or 5104. of the Revised Code;
(D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) of this section, names, documentation, and other identifying information regarding a foster caregiver or a prospective foster caregiver, including the foster caregiver application for certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code and the home study conducted pursuant to section 5103.0324 of the Revised Code.
(2) Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of this section, the following are public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code, when contained in a record held by the department of job and family services, a county agency, or other governmental entity:
(a) All of the following information regarding a currently certified foster caregiver who has had a foster care certificate revoked pursuant to Chapter 5103. of the Revised Code or, after receiving a current or current renewed certificate has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or indicted or otherwise charged with any offense described in division (C)(1) of section 2151.86 of the Revised Code:
(i) The foster caregiver's name, date of birth, and county of residence;
(ii) The date of the foster caregiver's certification;
(iii) The date of each placement of a foster child into the foster caregiver's home;
(iv) If applicable, the date of the removal of a foster child from the foster caregiver's home and the reason for the foster child's removal unless release of such information would be detrimental to the foster child or other children residing in the foster caregiver's home;
(v) If applicable, the date of the foster care certificate revocation and all documents related to the revocation unless otherwise not a public record pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
(b) Nonidentifying foster care statistics including, but not limited to, the number of foster caregivers and foster care certificate revocations.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 9:31 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.30 | Rules for Conditions and Procedures for the Release of Information.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code implementing sections 5101.26 to 5101.30 of the Revised Code and governing the custody, use, disclosure, and preservation of the information generated or received by the department of job and family services, county agencies, other state and county entities, contractors, grantees, private entities, or officials participating in the administration of public assistance programs. The rules shall comply with applicable federal statutes and regulations.
(1) The rules shall specify conditions and procedures for the release of information which may include, among other conditions and procedures, both of the following:
(a) Permitting providers of services or assistance under public assistance programs limited access to information that is essential for the providers to render services or assistance or to bill for services or assistance rendered. The department of aging, when investigating a complaint under section 173.20 of the Revised Code, shall be granted any limited access permitted in the rules pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section.
(b) Permitting a contractor, grantee, or other state or county entity limited access to information that is essential for the contractor, grantee, or entity to perform administrative or other duties on behalf of the department or county agency. A contractor, grantee, or entity given access to information pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section is bound by the director's rules, and disclosure of the information by the contractor, grantee, or entity in a manner not authorized by the rules is a violation of section 5101.27 of the Revised Code.
(2) The rules may define who is an "authorized representative" for purposes of sections 5101.27 and 5101.272 of the Revised Code.
(B) Whenever names, addresses, or other information relating to public assistance recipients is held by any agency other than the department or a county agency, that other agency shall adopt rules consistent with sections 5101.26 to 5101.30 of the Revised Code to prevent the publication or disclosure of names, lists, or other information concerning those recipients.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.32 | Procedures and Formats for Rc 109.5721 Notices.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services shall work with the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to develop procedures and formats necessary to produce the notices described in division (D) of section 109.5721 of the Revised Code in a format that is acceptable for use by the department. The department may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, as if they were internal management rules, necessary for such collaboration.
(B) The department of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary for utilizing the information received pursuant to section 109.5721 of the Revised Code, with a final effective date that is not later than December 31, 2008.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 12:22 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.33 | Electronic Benefit Transfers.

Effective:
December 31, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "benefits" means any of the following:
(1) Cash assistance paid under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code;
(2) Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under section 5101.54 of the Revised Code;
(3) Any other program administered by the department of job and family services under which assistance is provided or service rendered;
(4) Any other program, service, or assistance administered by a person or government entity that the department determines may be delivered through the medium of electronic benefit transfer.
(B) The department of job and family services may make any payment or delivery of benefits to eligible individuals through the medium of electronic benefit transfer by doing all of the following:
(1) Contracting with an agent to supply debit cards to the department of job and family services for use by such individuals in accessing their benefits and to credit such cards electronically with the amounts specified by the director of job and family services pursuant to law;
(2) Informing such individuals about the use of the electronic benefit transfer system and furnishing them with debit cards and information that will enable them to access their benefits through the system;
(3) Arranging with specific financial institutions or vendors, county departments of job and family services, or persons or government entities for individuals to have their cards credited electronically with the proper amounts at their facilities;
(4) Periodically preparing vouchers for the payment of such benefits by electronic benefit transfer;
(5) Satisfying any applicable requirements of federal and state law.
(C) The department may enter into a written agreement with any person or government entity to provide benefits administered by that person or entity through the medium of electronic benefit transfer. A written agreement may require the person or government entity to pay to the department either or both of the following:
(1) A charge that reimburses the department for all costs the department incurs in having the benefits administered by the person or entity provided through the electronic benefit transfer system;
(2) A fee for having the benefits provided through the electronic benefit transfer system.
(D) The department may designate which counties will participate in the medium of electronic benefit transfer, specify the date a designated county will begin participation, and specify which benefits will be provided through the medium of electronic benefit transfer in a designated county.
(E) The department may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the efficient administration of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.341 | Chairperson; Executive Director; Staff; Funding.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio commission on fatherhood shall elect a chairperson from among its members in every odd-numbered year.
(B) The governor shall appoint an individual to serve as the commission's executive director. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall report to the director of children and youth or the director's designee.
The governor shall fix the executive director's salary on the basis of the executive director's experience and the executive director's responsibilities and duties. The executive director shall be in the unclassified civil service.
The department of children and youth shall provide staff and other support services as necessary for the commission to fulfill its duties.
(C) The commission may accept gifts, grants, donations, contributions, benefits, and other funds from any public agency or private source to carry out any or all of the commission's duties. The funds shall be deposited into the Ohio commission on fatherhood fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. All gifts, grants, donations, contributions, benefits, and other funds received by the commission pursuant to this division shall be used solely to support the operations of the commission.
Last updated October 18, 2023 at 2:08 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.342 | State Summits on Fatherhood.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The Ohio commission on fatherhood shall do both of the following:
(A) Organize a state summit on fatherhood every four years;
(B) Prepare a report each year that does the following:
(1) Identifies resources available to fund fatherhood-related programs and explores the creation of initiatives to do the following:
(a) Build the parenting skills of fathers;
(b) Provide employment-related services for low-income, noncustodial fathers;
(c) Prevent premature fatherhood;
(d) Provide services to fathers who are inmates in or have just been released from imprisonment in a state correctional institution, as defined in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code, or in any other detention facility, as defined in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code, so that they are able to maintain or reestablish their relationships with their families;
(e) Reconcile fathers with their families;
(f) Increase public awareness of the critical role fathers play.
(2) Describes the commission's expectations for the outcomes of fatherhood-related programs and initiatives and the methods the commission uses for conducting annual measures of those outcomes.
(C) Pursuant to section 5101.805 of the Revised Code, the commission may make recommendations to the director of job and family services regarding 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.
(D) The portion of the report prepared pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section shall be prepared by the commission in collaboration with the director of children and youth.
(E) The commission shall submit each report prepared pursuant to division (B) of this section to the president and minority leader of the senate, speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, governor, and chief justice of the supreme court. The first report is due not later than one year after the last of the initial appointments to the commission is made under section 5101.341 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 11:58 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.343 | Exemption From Sunset Review.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 548 - 123rd General Assembly
Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the Ohio commission on fatherhood.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.351 | Hearing Officers.

Effective:
January 27, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 337 - 129th General Assembly
The department of job and family services may employ or contract with hearing officers to draft and recommend state hearing decisions under division (B) of section 5101.35 of the Revised Code. The department may employ or contract with hearing authorities to issue state hearing decisions under division (B) of section 5101.35 of the Revised Code. A hearing authority employed or contracted with under this section is not required to have been admitted to the practice of law in this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.36 | Right of Subrogation to Department of Job and Family Services for Workers' Compensation Benefits.

Effective:
December 31, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Any application for public assistance gives a right of subrogation to the department of job and family services for any workers' compensation benefits payable to a person who is subject to a support order, as defined in section 3119.01 of the Revised Code, on behalf of the applicant, to the extent of any public assistance payments made on the applicant's behalf. If the director of job and family services, in consultation with a child support enforcement agency and the administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation, determines that a person responsible for support payments to a recipient of public assistance is receiving workers' compensation, the director shall notify the administrator of the amount of the benefit to be paid to the department of job and family services.
For purposes of this section, "public assistance" means Ohio works first provided under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code or prevention, retention, and contingency benefits and services provided under Chapter 5108. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.37 | Investigations and Hearings by Department, County or Child Support Enforcement Agency.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services and each county department of job and family services and child support enforcement agency may conduct any audits or investigations that are necessary in the performance of their duties, and to that end they shall have the same power as a judge of a county court to administer oaths and to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books or papers.
The department and each county department and agency shall keep a record of their audits and investigations stating the time, place, charges, or subject; witnesses summoned and examined; and their conclusions.
Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code.
(B) In conducting hearings pursuant to Chapters 3119., 3121., and 3123. or pursuant to division (B) of section 5101.35 of the Revised Code, the department and each child support enforcement agency have the same power as a judge of a county court to administer oaths and to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books or papers. The department and each agency shall keep a record of those hearings stating the time, place, charges, or subject; witnesses summoned and examined; and their conclusions.
The issuance of a subpoena by the department or a child support enforcement agency to enforce attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books or papers at a hearing is discretionary and the department or agency is not required to pay the fees of witnesses for attendance and travel.
(C) Any judge of any division of the court of common pleas, upon application of the department or a county department or child support enforcement agency, may compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books or papers, and the giving of testimony before the department, county department, or agency, by a judgment for contempt or otherwise, in the same manner as in cases before those courts.
(D) Until an audit report is formally released by the department of job and family services, the audit report or any working paper or other document or record prepared by the department and related to the audit that is the subject of the audit report is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
(E) The director of job and family services may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code as if they were internal management rules.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 12:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.38 | Appointment of Agents.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 470 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services may appoint and commission any competent officer, employee, agency, or person to serve as a special agent, investigator, or representative to perform a designated duty for and in behalf of the department. Specific credentials shall be given by the department to each person so designated, and each credential shall state:
(A) The person's name;
(B) Agency with which such person is connected;
(C) Purpose of appointment;
(D) Date of expiration of appointment, if appropriate;
(E) Such information as the department considers proper.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.44 | Ohio Welfare Conference.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services may call an annual conference, of the officials specified in section 5101.45 of the Revised Code and representatives of the various social agencies in the state, to be known as the "Ohio welfare conference." The conference shall:
(A) Facilitate discussion of the problems and methods of practical human improvement;
(B) Increase the efficiency of agencies and institutions devoted to this cause;
(C) Disseminate information;
(D) Consider such other subjects of general social importance as may be determined upon by the conference itself.
The conference shall organize by the election of officers, the appointment of the proper committees, and the adoption of rules. The department may also call other conferences, at any time or place, for the consideration of problems relating to any particular group of institutions and agencies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.45 | Conference Expenses.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly
The necessary expenses of such officers and employees of the state, county, and municipal boards, benevolent and correctional institutions, officials responsible for the administration of public funds used for the relief and maintenance of the poor, officials authorized to administer laws on community control sanctions, and members of the boards of county visitors as are invited by the department of job and family services to the conferences provided for in section 5101.44 of the Revised Code, shall be paid from any fund available for their respective offices, boards, and institutions, provided they first procure a certificate from the director of job and family services as evidence that they were invited to and were in attendance at the sessions of such conferences.
As used in this section, "community control sanction" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.461 | Use of Title Iv-a Funds for Title XX Social Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Title IV-A" means Title IV-A of the "Social Security Act," 110 Stat. 2113 (1996), 42 U.S.C. 601, as amended.
(2) "Title XX" has the same meaning as in section 5101.46 of the Revised Code.
(B) To the extent authorized by federal law, the department of job and family services may use funds received through the Title IV-A temporary assistance for needy families block grant for purposes of providing Title XX social services. The amount used under this section shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by federal law. The funds and provision of Title XX social services with the funds are not subject to section 5101.46 of the Revised Code.
Funds distributed under this section for the purpose of providing family planning services shall be distributed by a county department of job and family services according to the same order of priority that applies to the department of job and family services under section 5101.101 of the Revised Code.
(C) The department and any county department of job and family services may require an entity under contract to provide Title XX social services with funds used under this section to submit to an audit on the basis of alleged misuse or improper accounting of funds. If an audit is required, the social services provider shall reimburse the state department or county department for the cost it incurred in conducting the audit or having the audit conducted.
If an audit demonstrates that a social services provider is responsible for one or more adverse findings, the provider shall reimburse the state department or county department the amount of the adverse findings. The amount shall not be reimbursed with funds received under this section. The state department and county departments may terminate or refuse to enter into a contract with a social services provider to provide services with funds available pursuant to this section if there are adverse findings in an audit that are the responsibility of the provider.
(D) The state department of job and family services may adopt rules to implement and carry out the purposes of this section. Rules governing financial and operational matters of the department or matters between the department and county departments of job and family services shall be adopted as internal management rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code. Rules governing eligibility for services, program participation, and other matters pertaining to applicants and participants shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.47 | Administrative Activities for Certain Programs.

Effective:
July 1, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, both of the following apply to the department of job and family services:
(1) The department shall accept applications, determine eligibility, redetermine eligibility, and perform related administrative activities for the supplemental nutrition assistance program administered by the department pursuant to section 5101.54 of the Revised Code.
The department may assign the duties described in division (A)(1) of this section to any county department of job and family services.
(2) The department may accept applications, determine eligibility, redetermine eligibility, and perform related administrative activities for one or more of the following:
(a) Publicly funded child care provided under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code;
(b) Other programs administered by the department that the director of job and family services determines are supportive of children, adults, or families;
(c) Other programs administered by the department regarding which the director determines administrative cost savings and efficiency may be achieved through the department accepting applications, determining eligibility, redetermining eligibility, or performing related administrative activities.
(B) If federal law requires a face-to-face interview to complete an eligibility determination for a program specified in or pursuant to division (A) of this section, the face-to-face interview shall not be conducted by the department of job and family services.
(C) Subject to division (B) of this section, if the department is required or elects to accept applications, determine eligibility, redetermine eligibility, and perform related administrative activities for a program specified in or pursuant to division (A) of this section, both of the following apply:
(1) An individual seeking services under the program may apply for the program to the department or to the entity that state law governing the program authorizes to accept applications for the program.
(2) The department is subject to federal statutes and regulations and state statutes and rules that require, permit, or prohibit an action regarding accepting applications, determining or redetermining eligibility, and performing related administrative activities for the program.
(D) The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Last updated September 27, 2023 at 10:39 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.48 | Distributing Food Commodities.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall administer the distribution of food commodities received under the "Agricultural Adjustment Act," 48 Stat. 31, 7 U.S.C.A. 612c, as amended. The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code and issue appropriate orders as necessary for administration of the distribution program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.49 | Establishing Refugee Assistance Program and State Legalization Impact Assistance Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall administer funds received under the "Refugee Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 102, 8 U.S.C.A. 1521, as amended. In administering the funds, the department may establish a refugee cash assistance program and a state legalization impact assistance program. The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code and issue appropriate orders as necessary for administration of these funds and programs.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.53 | Supplementing Payments of Recipients of Aid Under Title XVI of Social Security Act.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
The department of job and family services may enter into an agreement with the secretary of health and human services under Public Law 93-66 for the purpose of supplementing the payments of recipients of aid under Title XVI of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, to the extent necessary to provide individuals who were recipients of aid in December 1973 under former Chapters 5105., 5106., and 5151. of the Revised Code with income from all sources equal to the income of such individuals in December 1973, including correctly paid assistance. Upon authorization by the department, the director of budget and management shall provide for payment to the secretary of amounts equal to the expenditures of the secretary under the agreement. Such payments shall be charged to the administration and adjustment fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury.
The department of job and family services may make aid payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals who are determined as the result of a fair hearing to be eligible for such payments under former Chapter 5105., 5106., or 5151. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.541 | Food Stamp Program Fund.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The supplemental nutrition assistance program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of federal reimbursement for supplemental nutrition assistance program administrative expenses and other supplemental nutrition assistance program expenses. The department of job and family services shall use the money credited to the fund to pay for supplemental nutrition assistance program administrative expenses and other supplemental nutrition assistance program expenses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.542 | Electronic Benefit Transfer Card.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Immediately following a county department of job and family services' certification that a household determined under division (B) of section 5101.54 of the Revised Code to be in immediate need of nutrition assistance is eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the department of job and family services shall provide for the household to be sent by regular United States mail an electronic benefit transfer card containing the amount of benefits the household is eligible to receive under the program. The card shall be sent to the member of the household in whose name application for the supplemental nutrition assistance program was made or that member's authorized representative.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the department shall replace any electronic benefit transfer card that is reported by a household to be lost, stolen, or damaged, within two business days of receiving notice of the card's condition, in accordance with 7 C.F.R. 274.6(b).
(C)(1) The department shall implement the option described in 7 C.F.R. 274.6(b)(5) and shall withhold a replacement electronic benefit transfer card from a household that requests four or more replacement cards during a twelve-month period until the requirements specified in 7 C.F.R. 274.6(b)(5) have been satisfied.
(2) The department shall not withhold a replacement card as described under division (C)(1) of this section if the individual requesting the replacement has a disability directly related to the loss of the card.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 1:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.544 | Failure of Household Member to Perform Required Action.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
If the benefits of a household are reduced under a federal, state, or local means-tested public assistance program for failure of a member of the household to perform an action required under the program, the household may not receive, for the duration of the reduction, an increased allotment of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits as the result of a decrease in the income of the household to the extent that the decrease is the result of the reduction.
The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. The rules shall be consistent with 7 U.S.C. 2017(d) and federal regulations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.545 | Application to Participate in Elderly Simplified Application Project.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The director of job and family services shall submit an application to the United States department of agriculture for participation in the elderly simplified application project within the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 2:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.547 | Employment and Training Program Redesign.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services shall redesign the employment and training program established under rules adopted by the department pursuant to division (A)(7) of section 5101.54 of the Revised Code. In redesigning the employment and training program, the department shall ensure that the new program meets the needs of employers in this state.
(B) Not later than July 1, 2024, the department shall appear before the finance committees of both the house of representatives and the senate to report on the redesigned employment and training program established under division (A) of this section.
Last updated September 26, 2023 at 5:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.55 | Abortion.

Effective:
April 5, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 239 - 126th General Assembly
(A) No person shall be ordered by a public agency or any person to submit to an abortion.
(B) The refusal of any person to submit to an abortion or to give consent therefor shall not result in the loss of public assistance benefits or any other rights or privileges.
(C) State or local public funds shall not be used to subsidize an abortion, except as provided in section 5101.56 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.57 | Use of Public Facilities for Nontheurapeutic Abortions Prohibited.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 124.85 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Political subdivision" means any body corporate and politic that is responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than the state, except that "political subdivision" does not include either of the following:
(a) A municipal corporation;
(b) A county that has adopted a charter under Section 3 of Article X, Ohio Constitution, to the extent that it is exercising the powers of local self-government as provided in that charter and is subject to Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution.
(3) "Public facility" means any institution, structure, equipment, or physical asset that is owned, leased, or controlled by this state or any agency, institution, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof. "Public facility" includes any state university, state medical college, health district, joint hospital, or public hospital agency.
(B) No public facility shall be used for the purpose of performing or inducing a nontherapeutic abortion.
Last updated March 22, 2022 at 6:55 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.61 | Implementing Adult Protective Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The county departments of job and family services shall implement sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code. The rules adopted pursuant to this division may include a requirement that the county departments provide on forms prescribed by the rules a plan of proposed expenditures, and a report of actual expenditures, of funds necessary to implement sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code and other requirements for intake procedures, investigations, case management, and the provision of protective services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.611 | Reimbursing Costs of Providing Services.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The department of job and family services may reimburse county departments of job and family services for all or part of the costs they incur in implementing sections 5101.60 to 5101.73 of the Revised Code. The director of job and family services shall adopt internal management rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code that provide for reimbursement of county departments of job and family services under this section.
The director shall adopt internal management rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code that do both of the following:
(A) Implement sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code;
(B) Require the county departments to collect and submit to the department, or ensure that a designated agency collects and submits to the department, data concerning the implementation of sections 5101.60 to 5101.73 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.62 | Training Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The department of job and family services shall do all of the following:
(A) Provide a program of ongoing, comprehensive, formal training on the implementation of sections 5101.60 to 5101.73 of the Revised Code and require all protective services caseworkers and their supervisors to undergo the training;
(B) Develop and make available educational materials for individuals who are required under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code to make reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
(C) Facilitate ongoing cooperation among state agencies on issues pertaining to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.621 | Memorandum of Understanding Related to Responsibilities in Cases of Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 158 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Each county department of job and family services shall prepare a memorandum of understanding that is signed by all of the following:
(1) The director of the county department of job and family services;
(2) If the county department has entered into an agreement or contract with a private or government entity pursuant to section 5101.652 of the Revised Code, the director of the entity;
(3) The county peace officer;
(4) The chief peace officer of the largest municipality within the county;
(5) Other law enforcement officers handling adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation cases in the county;
(6) The prosecuting attorney of the county;
(7) The coroner of the county.
(B) The memorandum of understanding shall set forth the procedures to be followed by the persons listed in division (A) of this section in the execution of their respective responsibilities related to cases of adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The memorandum of understanding shall establish all of the following:
(1) An interdisciplinary team to coordinate efforts related to the prevention, reporting, and treatment of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults;
(2) The roles and responsibilities for handling cases that have been referred by the county department to another agency pursuant to section 5101.64 of the Revised Code;
(3) The roles and responsibilities for filing criminal charges against persons alleged to have abused, neglected, or exploited adults.
Failure to follow the procedure set forth in the memorandum of understanding is not grounds for, and shall not result in, the dismissal of any charge or complaint arising from a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation or the suppression of any evidence obtained as a result of a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and does not give any rights or grounds for appeal or post-conviction relief to any person.
(C) The memorandum of understanding may, in addition, be signed by any of the following persons who are also members of the interdisciplinary team described in division (B)(1) of this section:
(1) A representative of the area agency on aging, as defined in section 173.14 of the Revised Code;
(2) A representative of the regional long-term care ombudsman program;
(3) A representative of the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services;
(4) A representative of the board of health of a city or general health district;
(5) A representative of the county board of developmental disabilities;
(6) A representative of a victim assistance program;
(7) A representative of a local housing authority;
(8) Any other person whose participation furthers the goals of the memorandum of understanding.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.631 | Uniform Statewide Automated Adult Protective Services Information System.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services shall establish and maintain a uniform statewide automated adult protective services information system. The information system shall contain records regarding all of the following:
(1) All reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults made to county departments of job and family services under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code;
(2) Investigations conducted under section 5101.65 of the Revised Code;
(3) Protective services provided to adults pursuant to sections 5101.60 to 5101.73 of the Revised Code;
(4) Any other information related to adults in need of protective services that state or federal law, regulation, or rule requires the department or a county department to maintain.
(B) The department shall plan implementation of the information system on a county-by-county basis. The department shall promptly notify all county departments of the initiation and completion of statewide implementation of the information system.
(C)(1) The department shall, upon request, release information in the information system to county departments conducting investigations pursuant to section 5101.65 of the Revised Code and to local law enforcement agencies conducting criminal investigations. The department may release information in the information system to law enforcement agencies through the Ohio law enforcement gateway established under section 109.57 of the Revised Code. Information contained in the information system may be accessed or used only in a manner, to the extent, and for the purposes authorized by this section and rules adopted by the department.
(2) Except as provided in division (C)(1) of this section and in rules adopted by the department pursuant to that division, no person shall knowingly do either of the following:
(a) Access or use information contained in the information system;
(b) Disclose information obtained from the information system.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.632 | Access to Educational Materials.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Each entity that employs or is responsible for licensing or regulating the individuals required under section 5101.63 of the Revised Code to make reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of adults shall ensure that the individuals have access to the educational materials developed under division (B) of section 5101.62 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 51 | Public Welfare › Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions › Section 5101.65 | Investigations.

Effective:
September 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The county department of job and family services or its designee shall be responsible for the investigation of all reports provided for in section 173.20 or 5101.63 and all cases referred to it under section 5126.31 of the Revised Code and for evaluating the need for and, to the extent of available funds, providing or arranging for the provision of protective services.
Investigation of the report provided for in section 5101.63 or a case referred to the department under section 5126.31 of the Revised Code shall be initiated within twenty-four hours after the department receives the report or case if any emergency exists; otherwise investigation shall be initiated within three working days.
Investigation of the need for protective services shall include a face-to-face visit with the adult who is the subject of the report, preferably in the adult's residence, and consultation with the person who made the report, if feasible, and agencies or persons who have information about the adult's alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
The department shall give written notice of the intent of the investigation and an explanation of the notice in language reasonably understandable to the adult who is the subject of the investigation, at the time of the initial interview with that person.
Upon completion of the investigation, the department shall determine from its findings whether or not the adult who is the subject of the report is in need of protective services. No adult shall be determined to be abused, neglected, or in need of protective services for the sole reason that, in lieu of medical treatment, the adult relies on or is being furnished spiritual treatment through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a church or religious denomination of which the adult is a member or adherent. The department shall write a report which confirms or denies the need for protective services and states why it reached this conclusion.