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...(A) For state adoption special services subsidy approvals in effect before July 1, 2004, the public children services agency (PCSA) may continue to provide the state adoption special services subsidy based upon the adoptive child's continued need for developmental, medical, or mental health services. (B) If the PCSA elects to continue the state adoption special services subsidy program, as outlin...

...(A) For state adoption special services subsidy approvals in effect before July 1, 2004, the public children services agency (PCSA) may continue to provide the state adoption special services subsidy based upon the adoptive child's continued need for developmental, medical, or mental health services. (B) If the PCSA elects to continue the state adoption special services subsidy program, as outlin...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) is responsible for the administration and determination of eligibility for the post adoption special services subsidy (PASSS) program. The PCSA shall: (1) Upon request, provide the following within five days to any adoptive parent who resides in Ohio: (a) The JFS 01050 "Application for Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy" (rev. 7/2016). (b) ...

...(A) The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is responsible for the administration and determination of eligibility for the post adoption special services subsidy (PASSS) program. The department may contract with another person to carry out any of the duties described in this rule. (B) An adoptive family seeking a post adoption special service subsidy is to: (1) Submit a JFS 01050 ...

...(A) "Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy" (PASSS) is a state-funded program designed to assist eligible families, after adoption finalization, to receive services consistent with paragraphs (E) to (L) of this rule. (B) PASSS funding is based on a state fiscal year (SFY), July first through June thirtieth. The family is eligible from the first day of the month in which the completed application...

...(A) Post adoption special services subsidy (PASSS) is a state-funded program designed to assist eligible adoptive families, after adoption finalization, to receive services consistent with paragraphs (G) to (P) of this rule. (B) PASSS funding is based on a state fiscal year (SFY), July first through June thirtieth. Once the application is approved the family is eligible from the first day of the ...

...(A) The Ohio adoption grant program is a one-time payment per child provided to eligible adoptive parents for qualifying adoptions finalized on or after January 1, 2023, as long as state funds are available. In the event state funding is no longer available, the Ohio adoption grant program will close to new applications until additional funds are secured or July first of the following state fiscal...

...(A) In order for the child to be considered a traditional candidate for foster care, the Title IV-E agency's involvement with the child and family is to be for the specific purpose of either removing the child from the home or satisfying the reasonable efforts judicial requirement with regard to preventing removal. (B) A traditional candidate for foster care is a child who is at imminent risk of ...

...(A) In order for the child to be considered a Title IV-E candidate for foster care, the Title IV-E agency's involvement with the child and family is to be for the specific purpose of either removing the child from the home or satisfying the reasonable efforts judicial requirement with regard to preventing removal. (B) A Title IV-E candidate for foster care is a child who is at imminent risk of re...

...(A) For the purposes of Chapter 5101:2-46 of the Administrative Code, "kinship caregiver" has the same meaning as in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code and including any individual who meets one of the following: (1) An individual who had an existing relationship with the child or the child's family that is similar to a familial relationship prior to the child's placement into substi...

...(A) The monthly amount of the KGAP payment is determined by negotiation and mutual agreement between the kinship caregiver(s) and Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS). (B) KGAP payments are to be negotiated as follows: (1) The amount of the monthly KGAP payment for a child is not to exceed the current cost of the monthly foster care maintenance (FCM) payment that was paid or w...

...(A) The kinship caregiver(s), the public children services agency (PCSA) director or designee and Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) are to negotiate and enter into a written, binding KGAP agreement with the prospective kinship caregiver(s) of a child who meets the requirements. All parties will review, sign and date the JFS 00133 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program...

...(A) KGAP monthly payments are to begin when there is a mutually agreed upon KGAP agreement and all eligibility criteria outlined in rule 5101:2-46-02 of the Administrative Code have been met. (B) Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to enter the KGAP payment information into the Ohio statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS). The payment is to be in the form o...

...(A) Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to provide the kinship caregiver(s) with the JFS 00136 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) annual assurance of legal responsibility, school attendance and eligibility for continued Medicaid coverage" annually or whenever impacting eligibility criterion. (B) For a child who has attained the minimum age for compuls...

...(A) Prior to the expiration date of the JFS 00133 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Agreement," the kinship caregiver(s), the public children services agency (PCSA) director or designee and Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) by mutual agreement amend the JFS 00133. The amended agreement is to meet all other requirements of rule 5101:2-46-04 of the Administr...

...(A) Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) may suspend the KGAP payment when the following occur: (1) If ODJFS cannot establish contact with the kinship caregiver(s) to determine if the kinship caregiver(s) is still legally responsible for the support of the child; and (2) If ODJFS can document efforts to contact the kinship caregiver(s) to determine what support is provided ...

...(A) Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to terminate the JFS 00133 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Agreement" in any of the following circumstances: (1) At the end of the month of the child's eighteenth birthday. (2) The kinship caregiver(s) has not contacted ODJFS and provided documentation that meets the ongoing verification requirement within n...

...(A) A child eligible for KGAP, is eligible for Title XIX medicaid coverage beginning with the effective date of the JFS 00133 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP) Agreement." (B) Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) is to inform the kinship caregiver(s) that they are to notify ODJFS within fifteen calendar days after moving to another county or state. (C) ...

...(A) The following definitions are applicable to this rule and supersede any definition contained in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (1) "Nonrecurring KGAP expenses" are reasonable and necessary legal custody/guardianship fees, court costs, attorney fees, and in accordance with paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, other expenses directly related to the court issuing an order granting le...

...(A) The following definitions are applicable to this rule and supersede any definition contained in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (1) "Nonrecurring KGAP expenses" are reasonable and necessary legal custody/guardianship fees, court costs, attorney fees, and in accordance with paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, other expenses directly related to the court issuing an order granting le...

...(A) KGAP is available for an eligible child whose kinship caregiver(s) entered into an initial KGAP agreement prior to the child's eighteenth birthday through the end of the month of the child's eighteenth birthday. (B) KGAP is available for a child with a physical/mental disability or medical condition who is between the age of eighteen and twenty-one with an existing KGAP agreement if the child...

...(A) The primary objectives of the FCM program are: (1) To reduce the number of children removed and placed in substitute care. (2) To improve the quality of care provided to children placed in substitute care. (3) To return children from substitute care to their own homes as soon as possible. (4) To facilitate the adoption of or other permanent placement for those children who cannot return ...

...(A) The primary objectives of the FCM program are: (1) To reduce the number of children removed and placed in substitute care. (2) To improve the quality of care provided to children placed in substitute care. (3) To return children from substitute care to their own homes as soon as possible. (4) To facilitate the adoption of or other permanent placement for those children who cannot return ...

...(A) The primary objectives of the FCM program are: (1) To reduce the number of children removed and placed in substitute care. (2) To improve the quality of care provided to children placed in substitute care. (3) To return children from substitute care to their own homes as soon as possible. (4) To facilitate the adoption of or other permanent placement for those children who cannot return ...

...(A) Effective August 22, 1996, foster care maintenance (FCM) reimbursements and independent living services as defined in Chapter 5101:2-42 of the Administrative Code may be paid on behalf of a child who meets the definition of a qualified alien in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (B) A child who is a qualified alien, entering the United States on or after August 22, 1996, and is placed in foster care sh...