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...ation, the department of job and family services shall: (1) Determine whether a community action agency is in compliance with section 5101.315 of the Revised Code; (2) Consult with the chief elected officials of political subdivisions located within a community action agency's service area, and, in designating a new community action agency, obtain their endorsement of the agency in accordance with division (A) o...

...(A) The department of job and family services and the department of children and youth 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 applicable department. Each department may adopt rules in ac...

...red 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...

...correction, mental health and addiction services, youth services, and education and workforce, or their designees; (5) One representative of the Ohio family and children first cabinet council created under section 121.37 of the Revised Code appointed by the chairperson of the council; (6) Five representatives of the general public appointed by the governor. These members shall have extensive experience in issue...

...Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the Ohio commission on fatherhood.

...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...

...ion 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 administra...

...(A) The department of job and family services or the department of children and youth 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 witn...

...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 pers...

...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 dev...

...ted 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 sec...

...ply 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 count...

...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.

...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 a...

...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....

...(A) The director of job and family services shall administer the supplemental nutrition assistance program in accordance with the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). The department of job and family services may: (1) Prepare and submit to the secretary of the United States department of agriculture a plan for the administration of the supplemental nutrition assistance program; (2) Prescribe ...

...ses. 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.

...g 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 containi...

...ogram, the department of job and family services shall periodically monitor the balances of supplemental nutrition assistance program accounts. If the department discovers an account with a balance that exceeds five thousand dollars, the department shall take steps to determine whether the account is inactive and, if inactive, identify the causes for the accruing balance.

...on. 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.

...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.

...(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 app...

...The director of job and family services shall submit a request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver to exclude sugar-sweetened beverages as items that may be purchased in this state under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. If a waiver submitted under this section is not approved, the director shall resubmit a request for a waiver on an annual basis.

...(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.

...r payment or reimbursement for abortion services unless the certification required by division (C) of this section is made and one of the following circumstances exists: (1) The woman has a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unles...