Section 4141.162 | Establishing income and eligibility verification system.
(A) The director of job and family services shall establish an income and eligibility verification system that complies with section 1137 of the "Social Security Act." The programs included in the system are all of the following:
(1) Unemployment compensation pursuant to section 3304 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1954";
(2) The state programs funded in part under part A of Title IV of the "Social Security Act" and administered under Chapters 5107. and 5108. of the Revised Code;
(3) The medicaid program;
(4) The supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
(5) Any Ohio program under a plan approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the "Social Security Act."
(B) Wage information provided by employers to the director shall be furnished to the income and eligibility verification system. Such information shall be used by the director to determine eligibility of individuals for unemployment compensation benefits and the amount of those benefits and used by the agencies that administer the programs identified in divisions (A)(2) to (5) of this section to determine or verify eligibility for or the amount of benefits under those programs.
(C) The director shall, on request, disclose wage and claim information to any state or local agency administering a program identified in division (A) of this section that has entered into a written data sharing agreement with the director that meets the standards specified in federal law, including the requirements in 20 C.F.R. 603.10.
(D) Information furnished under the system shall also be made available to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency for the purposes of an approved plan under Title IV-D of the "Social Security Act" and to the appropriate federal agency for the purposes of Titles II and XVI of the "Social Security Act."
Last updated August 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 29, 2013 – House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly [ View September 29, 2013 Version ]
- September 30, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2025 Version ]