Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the process a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) may use to initiate a reduction of permanently assigned arrears.(B) The CSEA may initiate a reduction of permanently assigned arrears on an arrears only support enforcement tracking system (S…

19.03 PDF: The forms identified in this rule are referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code. The effective or revised effective dates of the forms are as follows:(A) JFS 00592, "Caretaker Notification of Administrative Adjustment …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe procedures for processing cases when an obligee or obligor to the child support order for which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) has administrative responsibility is deceased.(B) The following definitions apply…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes procedures for processing a case when an obligee is deceased.(B) Current support order.(1) When there is a current support order, the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) will complete a termination investigation in accordance with rule 5101:…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes procedures for processing a case when an obligor is deceased.(B) Current support order.(1) When there is a current support order, the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) will complete a termination investigation in accordance with rule 5101:…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule and its supplemental rules describe the procedures for processing an intergovernmental case for child support enforcement services.(B) An initiating or responding child support enforcement agency (CSEA) as defined in this rule shall process intergovernmen…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the general responsibilities that apply to a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) irrespective of the CSEA role in the case as either an initiating or responding agency.(B) The CSEA shall:(1) Use federally approved forms in intergovernmental …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the responsibilities of the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) to use the child support enforcement network (CSENet) in the processing of interstate cases to the greatest extent possible.(B) "Child Support Enforcement Network" (CSENet) mean…

19.03 PDF: (A) The following forms shall be used in processing interstate cases under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)(2008). To the greatest extent practical, the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall transmit requests for information and provide request…

19.03 PDF: (A) Each state child support agency is required by federal regulations at 45 C.F.R. 303.7(b), effective January 3, 2011, to establish an interstate central registry (ICR) responsible for receiving, transmitting, and responding to inquiries on all incoming intergovernme…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the requirements that an initiating child support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall follow when processing an intergovernmental case.(B) In addition to the general responsibilities described in rule 5101:12-70-05.1 of the Administrative Code, the …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the requirements that a responding child support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall follow when receiving a request for services from an initiating agency.(B) In addition to the general responsibilities described in rule 5101:12-70-05.1 of the Admi…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the responsibilities that an initiating or responding child support enforcement agency (CSEA) has to establish paternity in intergovernmental cases. When a determination of paternity has been made pursuant to the laws of another jurisdiction, th…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the responsibilities that an initiating or responding child support enforcement agency (CSEA) has to establish a child support order in intergovernmental cases. A request to establish a child support order may be received as a separate request o…

19.03 PDF: (A) The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)(2008) requires that only one valid order may exist for the purpose of enforcing a support obligation prospectively, beginning with the date on which the determination of controlling order is made. After a controllin…

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the responsibilities that an initiating or responding child support enforcement agency (CSEA) has to enforce support orders in intergovernmental cases.(B) When two or more support orders exist, only the support order that has been determined to …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the responsibilities that an initiating or responding child support enforcement agency (CSEA) has to modify a controlling order in an intergovernmental case.(B) No part of the controlling order may be modified that is not modifiable under the la…

19.03 PDF: (A) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, 110 Stat. 2105, 42 U.S.C. 654b, mandates all states to operate a state disbursement unit (SDU) for the purpose of collecting and disbursing support payments from a single physical…

19.03 PDF: (A) The purpose of this rule is to describe the requirements regarding the collection of support payments at the child support enforcement agency (CSEA). Each CSEA will elect to accept collections or not to accept collections at the CSEA in accordance with this rule.(B…

19.03 PDF: (A) The date of collection is the date assigned to the deposit within the child support payment central (CSPC) automated payment processing system.(B) The date of collection for internal revenue service (IRS) payments is the date the office of child support (OCS) recei…

19.03 PDF: (A) Payment processing involves five steps:(1) A payment is deposited in a child support payment central (CSPC) collection account and transferred to the office of child support master concentration account.(2) The payment is posted when there is sufficient information…

19.03 PDF: (A) The purpose of this rule is to identify the responsibilities of the office of child support (OCS) and the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) to process an exception item in order to disburse the payment.(B) Suspense payment.(1) A suspense payment is a payment …

19.03 PDF: (A) This rule describes the process to replace a check issued by child support payment central (CSPC) when the check is lost, stolen, destroyed, issued in error, or mutilated.(B) When a check is mutilated, the payee may request a replacement check. The payee will submi…

19.03 PDF: (A) Recoupment is a process that is used to:(1) Recover an incorrect disbursement in order to reimburse an entity that covered the fiscal impact of a misapplied payment;(2) Refund overpaid child support to an obligor upon termination of a support order, in response to …

19.03 PDF: (A) In accordance with section 3121.50 of the Revised Code, the office of child support, Ohio department of job and family services, is authorized to issue, and support obligees required to accept the issuance of, support payments by means of electronic disbursement. T…

19.03 PDF: (A) The unreimbursed assistance (URA) is the total amount of assistance paid to the family that has not been reimbursed from child support and spousal support collections retained by the Ohio department of job and family services pursuant to the assignment of support. …

19.03 PDF: (A) All support collections shall allocate according to the standard hierarchy described in this rule except as follows:(1) When a support collection is received from unemployment compensation, the collection shall not allocate to spousal support, processing charges, o…

19.03 PDF: (A) A federal income tax refund offset collection shall allocate to arrears that are eligible to be submitted for federal refund tax offset, as described in paragraph (C) of rule 5101:12-50-32.1 of the Administrative Code.(B) The collection shall allocate according to …

19.03 PDF: (A) When the office of child support (OCS) or a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) receives a collection for or from an obligor with more than one support order and there are no instructions included with the collection or remitter instructions cannot be obtained …

19.03 PDF: (A) The purpose of this rule is to provide definitions and describe the provisions of limited assignment and Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) assignment. This rule and its supplemental rules do not apply to medical suppor…

19.03 PDF: (A) The purpose of this rule is to describe distribution in a Title IV-D public assistance case.(B) In a current assistance case, support collections shall be distributed as follows:(1) Current obligation.(a) The amount collected for and applied to the current obligati…

19.03 PDF: (A) The purpose of this rule is to describe the provisions of assignment and distribution in a Title IV-D/Title IV-E foster care maintenance (FCM) case.(B) Upon the effective date of the FCM assignment period:(1) Current child support is assigned to Ohio department of …

19.03 PDF: (A) Support payments collected and distributable by the Ohio department of job and family services office of child support that meet the requirements of this rule shall be reported and remitted to the Ohio department of commerce division of unclaimed funds in accordanc…

19.03 PDF: The forms identified in this rule are referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code. The effective or revised effective dates of the forms are as follows:(A) JFS 04021, "Affidavit for stop payment" (rev. 12/2002);(B) JFS 0…

19.03 PDF: The following definitions apply to this rule and other rules in division 5101:14 of the Administrative Code.(A) "Adult mentoring" means providing a one-to-one relationship between an adult and a youth, whose purpose is to build positive, supportive relationships betwee…

19.03 PDF: (A) What is the comprehensive case management and employment program?(1) The comprehensive case management and employment program (CCMEP) is a Title IV-A program, a family services duty, and workforce development activity that provides employment, training services and…

19.03 PDF: (A) What is a referral?(1) A referral is the act of directing an individual to the lead agency no later than seven calendar days from when the individual is required or volunteers to participate as described in paragraph (B) of rule 5101:14-1-02 of the Administrative C…

19.03 PDF: (A) What are comprehensive case management and employment program (CCMEP) requirements?(1) Case management requirements shall include:(a) Engagement with each program participant using evidence-based practices to provide employment and training services, supports, and …

19.03 PDF: (A) When may a lead agency propose to end comprehensive case management and employment program (CCMEP) services for a program participant?The lead agency may propose to end CCMEP services for a program participant who is not an Ohio works first (OWF) mandatory particip…

19.03 PDF: (A) What are the comprehensive case management and employment (CCMEP) primary performance measures?There are six primary performance measures for each lead agency:(1) The percentage of program participants that are in unsubsidized employment, education, or training act…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule contains the definitions of terms used in Chapter 5101:2-20 of the Administrative Code.(B) Definitions.(1) "Abandonment" means desertion of an adult by a caretaker without having made provision for transfer of the adult's care.(2) "Abuse" means the inflic…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each county department of job and family services (CDJFS), or its designated agency, shall collect and submit data to the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) concerning the implementation of sections 5101.60 to 5101.73 of the Revised Code.(B) The CDJ…

11.15 PDF: (A) The county department of job and family services (CDJFS) may designate another agency to perform the following duties:(1) Receive and screen referrals, and investigate reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.(2) Evaluate the need for protective services.(3) To t…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each county department of job and family services (CDJFS) or its designated agency shall maintain information required pursuant to section 5101.631 of the Revised Code, as the official adult protective services case record for each adult who is the subject of a ref…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each referral, assessment/investigation and record of provision of services related to reports of adult abuse, neglect or exploitation is confidential pursuant to section 5101.63 of the Revised Code. Information in the statewide adult protective services informatio…

11.15 PDF: (A) The county adult protective services memorandum of understanding, hereinafter referred to as the memorandum, is a document that sets forth the normal operating procedures to be employed by all concerned officials in the execution of their respective responsibilitie…

11.15 PDF: (A) Adult protective services (APS) caseworkers hired on or after September 29, 2015 shall complete APS core training:(1) At a minimum, the following APS core training courses shall be completed within the first year of continuous employment:(a) APS laws and regulation…