Rule 5101:9-6-28.2 | Kinship support intervention (KSI) allocation.
(A) The Ohio department of job and family services issues the kinship supports intervention (KSI) allocation to public children services agencies (PCSAs) to ensure children have a safe and stable living environment. The KSI funding provides support to kinship caregivers, regardless of custody status, to provide resources that meet the child's physical, emotional, financial and basic needs.
(B) This allocation consists of federal funds. The assistance listing number is 93.471.
(C) ODJFS communicates the funding period and liquidation period through the county finance information system (CFIS). The PCSA can incur services through the funding period and disburse and report expenditures no later than the end of the liquidation period. Expenditures in excess of the allocation amount are the responsibility of the county agency.
(D) ODJFS reimburses the KSI funding at a fifty per cent federal financial participation (FFP) rate.
(E) Allowable KSI navigation services and activities for the child and kinship caregiver/family are as described in rule 5101:2-40-10 of the Administrative Code.
(F) The child/family must have a completed support plan in place and must be receiving KSI services.
(G) PCSAs shall report expenditures as described in rule 5101:9-7-29 of the Administrative Code.
(H) The definitions, requirements, and responsibilities contained in rule 5101:9-6-50 of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.
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