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... The petition for any emergency order shall include all of the following: (1) The name, age, and address of the adult in need of protective services; (2) The nature of the emergency; (3) The proposed protective services; (4) The petitioner's reasonable belief, together with facts supportive thereof, as to the existence of the circumstances described in divisions (D)(1) to (3) of this section; (5) Facts showing t...

...e, to an adult on an emergency basis if all of the following are the case: (1) The court receives notice from the county department of job and family services, an authorized employee of the county department, the department's designee, or an authorized employee of the department's designee, that the county department, designee, or employee believes an emergency order is needed as described in this section. (2) Ther...

...01.701 of the Revised Code, the court shall hold a hearing not later than twenty-four hours after the issuance to determine whether there is probable cause for the order, except that if the day following the day on which the order is issued is not a working day, the court shall hold the hearing on the next working day. (B) At the hearing, the court: (1) Shall determine whether protective services are the least rest...

...d of protective services has the financial means sufficient to pay for such services, the county department of job and family services shall make an evaluation regarding such means. If the evaluation establishes that the adult has such financial means, the department shall initiate procedures for reimbursement pursuant to rules adopted under section 5101.61 of the Revised Code. If the evaluation establishes that the ...

... the course of an investigation by a local law enforcement agency of criminal exploitation, any person, including the adult who is the alleged victim, denies or obstructs access to the residence of the adult, the county prosecutor may file a petition in court for a temporary restraining order to prevent the interference or obstruction. The court shall issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the interference or...

...lder abuse commission. The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) The following members, appointed by the attorney general: (a) One representative of the AARP; (b) One representative of the buckeye state sheriffs' association; (c) One representative of the county commissioners' association of Ohio; (d) One representative of the Ohio association of area agencies on aging; (e) One representa...

...(A) The elder abuse commission shall formulate and recommend strategies on all of the following: (1) Increasing awareness of and improving education on elder abuse; (2) Increasing research on elder abuse; (3) Improving policy, funding, and programming related to elder abuse, including estimated funding necessary to implement specific recommendations; (4) Improving the judicial response to elder abuse victims;...

...Code. (4) "Title IV-A program" means all of the following that are funded in part with funds provided under the temporary assistance for needy families block grant established by Title IV-A of the "Social Security Act," 110 Stat. 2113 (1996), 42 U.S.C. 601, as amended: (a) The Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code; (b) The prevention, retention, and contingency program ...

...ot "assistance" as defined in 45 C.F.R. 260.31(a) and are benefits and services that 45 C.F.R. 260.31(b) excludes from the definition of assistance. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided by the law enacted by the general assembly or executive order issued by the governor establishing the Title IV-A program, the department of job and family services or the department of children and youth, as appropriate, shall do ei...

...ed in 42 U.S.C. 601 and are for individuals with specific and multiple barriers to achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency and personal responsibility. The department of job and family services and the department of children and youth, as applicable, may provide funding for such projects to government entities and, to the extent permitted by federal law, private, not-for-profit entities with which either department...

...department of job and family services shall prepare and submit to the governor not later than the first day of November in each even-numbered year a TANF spending plan describing the anticipated spending of temporary assistance for needy families block grant funds for the upcoming state fiscal biennium. The report shall be prepared in such a manner as to facilitate the inclusion of the information contained in the re...

...ode to the United States secretary of health and human services, the department of job and family services shall submit the plan to all of the following members of the general assembly: (1) The president and minority leader of the senate; (2) The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives; (3) The chairpersons and ranking minority members of the house and senate committees with primary responsibil...

... that is available at the end of a federal fiscal year after the appropriation is reconciled. The director of budget and management shall transfer money in the Title IV-A reserve fund to the general revenue fund for the purpose of funding the Ohio works first program and the prevention, retention, and contingency program and, in accordance with section 5101.23 of the Revised Code, to the social services incentive fun...

...department of job and family services shall deposit federal funds received under Title IV-A of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C.A. 601, 110 Stat. 2113 (1996), into the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) federal fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The department shall use money in the fund for the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code; the preventi...

....02 of the Revised Code, except that it also means a group provided benefits and services under the prevention, retention, and contingency program or the comprehensive case management and employment program. (2) "Fraudulent assistance" means assistance and services, including cash assistance, provided under the Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107., or benefits and services provided under the pr...

...An individual otherwise ineligible for aid under Chapter 5107. or 5108. of the Revised Code or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) because of paragraph (a) of 21 U.S.C. 862a is eligible for the aid or benefits if the individual meets all other eligibility requirements for the aid or benefits.

...tion, poverty guideline means the official poverty guideline as revised annually by the United States secretary of health and human services in accordance with section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act, 95 Stat. 511 (1981), 42 U.S.C.A. 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined. (B) The department of human services shall establish th...

... the Revised Code or acquired from the sale of personal effects, tools, or other property seized because the personal effects, tools, or other property were used in the commission of a violation of section 2905.32, 2907.21, or 2907.22 of the Revised Code or derived from the proceeds of the commission of a violation of section 2905.32, 2907.21, or 2907.22 of the Revised Code and deposited pursuant to section 2981.12 o...

... of a juvenile court or other governmental agency that provides Title IV-E reimbursable placement services. (B) "Emancipated young adult" has the same meaning as in section 5180.42 of the Revised Code.

...lowing: (1) A family ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the governor, to investigate complaints made by adults; (2) A youth ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the governor with advice from the overcoming hurdles in Ohio youth advisory board, to investigate complaints made by youth and to advocate for the best interests of children involved in concerns investigated by the office; (3) Not fewer than two regio...

...The youth and family ombudsmen office shall perform all of the following duties: (A) Receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints from citizens, including children in the custody of a public children services agency or in the care and placement of a Title IV-E agency, related to government services regarding child protective services, foster care, and adoption; (B) Establish procedures for receiving,...

...han sixty days after release of the annual report described under section 5101.892 of the Revised Code, the overcoming hurdles in Ohio youth advisory board shall provide an evaluation of the report to the governor and the youth ombudsman of the youth and family ombudsmen office.

...o the extent permitted by state or federal law, a representative of the youth and family ombudsmen office may report to an appropriate authority any suspected violation of state law discovered during the course of a complaint review.

...department of job and family services shall be responsible for all administrative undertakings for the youth and family ombudsmen office, including the provision of offices, equipment, and supplies, as necessary.

...the youth and family ombudsmen office shall do any of the following: (1) Hold any office of trust or profit; (2) Engage in any occupation or business interfering or inconsistent with the duties of the office; (3) Serve on any committee of any political party; (4) Have any interest that is, or may be, in conflict with the interests and concerns of the office. (B) As used in this section, "office of trust or...