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... permanent custody of a public children services agency or under the Title IV-E agency with legal responsibility for the care and placement of the child; and (B) Do not have foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code.

...Kinship support program payments under section 5101.884 of the Revised Code shall be ten dollars and twenty cents per child, per day, to the extent funds are available. The department of children and youth shall increase the payment amount on January 1, 2022, and on the first day of each January thereafter by the cost-of-living adjustment made in the immediately preceding December.

...Kinship support program payments shall be made to kinship caregivers as follows: (A) For not more than nine months after the effective date of this section, if a child has been placed with the kinship caregiver as of the effective date of this section ; (B) For not more than than nine months after the placement of a child with the kinship caregiver, if the placement occurs during the nine-month period that begins...

...Kinship support program payments under section 5101.884 of the Revised Code shall cease when any of the following occur: (A) The kinship caregiver obtains foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code. (B) In accordance with section 5101.886 of the Revised Code; (C) Placement with the kinship caregiver is terminated or otherwise ceases.

...A kinship caregiver, on obtaining foster home certification under section 5103.03 of the Revised Code, shall receive foster care maintenance payments equal to the custodial agency rate as determined by the certifying agency, which is either the custodial agency, private child placing agency, or private non-custodial agency.

...The director of children and youth may adopt rules for the administration of the kinship support program in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code.

...Benefits and services provided under the kinship guardianship assistance program, extended kinship guardianship assistance program, kinship support program, and kinship permanency incentive program are inalienable whether by way of assignment, charge, or otherwise and exempt from execution, attachment, guardianship, and other like processes.

... permanent custody of a public children services agency, a planned permanent living arrangement, or in the Title-IV-E-eligible care and placement responsibility 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 5101.141 of the Revised Code.

... under the department of job and family services consisting of the following: (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 ...

...ren 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 and resolving complaints, consistent with state and federal law; (C) Provide an annual report to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, president of the se...

...Not later than 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 ombudsman office.

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

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

...(A) No employee of the youth and family ombudsman 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, ...

...rds of the department of job and family services that are necessary for the administration of sections 5101.89 to 5101.899 of the Revised Code and in the performance of its official duties, including any records maintained in the uniform statewide automated child welfare information system under section 5101.13 of the Revised Code. The office has the right to request of the director of job and family services necessa...

... (B) The department of job and family services, in consultation with representatives designated by the county commissioners association of Ohio and the Ohio job and family services directors association, shall establish an evaluation system that rates each county department of job and family services in terms of its success with helping public assistance recipients obtain employment that enables the recipient...

...(A) As used in this section, "social service professional" has the same meaning as in section 959.07 of the Revised Code. (B) For a first or subsequent violation of division (B)(1) of section 959.07 of the Revised Code by a social service professional, the entity with responsibility for employment oversight of that social service professional, as applicable, shall at minimum issue a confidential written warning to ...

...The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to govern the implementation of individual development account programs under sections 329.11 to 329.14 of the Revised Code by county departments of job and family services, which shall include rules covering both of the following: (A) Imposing a penalty for unauthorized use of matching contributions; (...

...terly, the department of job and family services shall compile a report on public assistance programs in this state, including the following information: (1) Regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the number of: (a) Accounts with high balances, as determined by the department; (b) Out-of-state transactions; (c) Transactions when the final amount processed was a whole dollar amount withou...

...(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 5101.27 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates section 5101.133, division (A) of section 5101.63, or division (C)(2) of section 5101.631 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...individual or others. (2) "Addiction services" means services, including intervention, for the treatment of persons with alcohol, drug, or gambling addictions, and for the prevention of such addictions. (3) "Alcohol and drug addiction services" means services, including intervention, for the treatment of persons with alcohol use disorder or persons who abuse drugs of abuse and for the prevention of alcohol use ...

...epartment of alcohol and drug addiction services," or the term "Ohio department of alcohol and drug addiction services" is used, referred to, or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the use, reference, or designation shall be construed to mean the department of mental health and addiction services. (B) Whenever the term "director of mental health" or the term "director of alcohol and ...

...artment of mental health and addiction services and any institutions under its supervision or jurisdiction shall, where applicable, be in substantial compliance with standards set forth for psychiatric facilities by the joint commission or medical assistance standards under Title XIX of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, or other applicable standards. The requirements o...

...irector of mental health and addiction services, each institution under the jurisdiction of the department shall be under the management and control of a managing officer to be known as a chief executive officer or by another appropriate title. Such managing officer shall be appointed by the director of mental health and addiction services, and shall be in the unclassified service and serve at the pleasure of ...

...artment of mental health and addiction services shall keep in its office a proper and complete set of books and accounts with each institution, which shall clearly show the nature and amount of every expenditure authorized and made at such institution, and which shall contain an account of all appropriations made by the general assembly and of all other funds, together with the disposition of such funds. The ...