173-35-07 Rates.

(A) In accordance with Am. Sub. H. B. No. 119 of the one hundred and twenty-seventh Ohio general assembly, effective July 1, 2007, the allowable fees and financial need standards (“FNS”) for approved community living arrangements is as follows:

Community Living Arrangement     Allowable Fee     Personal needs allowance     FNS

Adult Foster Home

Individual                      $ 774                  $ 50                    $ 824

Couple                          $ 1,548                $ 100                  $1,648

Adult Family Home

Individual                      $ 774                  $ 50                    $ 824

Couple                          $ 1,548                $ 100                  $1,648

Adult Group Home

Individual                      $ 877                  $ 50                    $ 927

Couple                         $ 1,754                $ 100                 $ 1,854

Residential Care Facility

Individual                      $ 877                  $ 50                    $ 927

Couple                         $ 1,754                $ 100                 $ 1,854

Adult Community Alternative Home

Individual                      $ 774                  $ 50                    $ 824

Couple                          $ 1,548                $ 100                  $1,648

Adult Residential Facility

Individual                      $ 774                  $ 50                    $ 824

Couple                          $ 1,548                $ 100                  $1,648

Adult Community Mental Health Housing

Individual                      $ 568                  $ 50                    $ 618

Couple                          $ 1,136                $ 100                 $ 1,236

(B) The FNS for a particular community living arrangement consists of the allowable fee for that living arrangement, plus a personal needs allowance. The CDJFS uses the FNS to calculate an individual’s financial eligibility for the RSS program as specified in Chapter 5101:1-17 of the Administrative Code.

(C) The allowable fee for a particular community living arrangement is the amount an RSS resident pays to a facility. The CDJFS uses the allowable fee to calculate the amount of supplement an RSS resident receives based upon the resident’s living arrangement as specified in Chapter 5101:1-17 of the Administrative Code.

Effective: 01/01/2008

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/15/2007 and 01/31/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 173.02, 173.35, Section 213.20 of Am. Sub. H. B. No. 119 (127th G. A.)

Rule Amplifies: Section 213.20 of Am. Sub. H. B. 119 (127th G. A.)

Prior Effective Dates: Eff. 7/15/82 (Temp); 12/1/82; 7/1/83 (Temp); 9/24/83; 9/1/84; 1/1/85 (Emer.); 4/1/85; 1/1/86 (Emer.); 4/1/86; 1/1/87 (Emer.); 3/20/87; 7/1/88 (Emer.); 9/1/88; 1/1/89 (Emer.); 12/2/91; 1/1/92; 3/20/92; 1/30/93 (Emer.); 5/1/93; 11/1/93 (Emer.); 1/30/94; 7/1/94; 10/1/95; 10/2/95 (Emer.); 12/30/95; 1/2/98; 7/1/00; 9/29/02