Effective: December 31, 2017
Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and section 5101.182 of the Revised Code, "public assistance" means any or all of the following:
(1) Ohio works first;
(2) Prevention, retention, and contingency;
(3) Disability financial assistance provided prior to December 31, 2017, under former Chapter 5115. of the Revised Code;
(4) General assistance provided prior to July 17, 1995, under former Chapter 5113. of the Revised Code.
(B) As part of the procedure for the determination of overpayment to a recipient of public assistance under Chapter 5107. or 5108., or former Chapter 5115. of the Revised Code, the director of job and family services may furnish quarterly the name and social security number of each individual who receives public assistance to the director of administrative services, the administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation, and each of the state's retirement boards. Within fourteen days after receiving the name and social security number of an individual who receives public assistance, the director of administrative services, administrator, or board shall inform the auditor of state as to whether such individual is receiving wages or benefits, the amount of any wages or benefits being received, the social security number, and the address of the individual. The director of administrative services, administrator, boards, and any agent or employee of those officials and boards shall comply with the rules of the director of job and family services restricting the disclosure of information regarding recipients of public assistance. Any person who violates this provision shall thereafter be disqualified from acting as an agent or employee or in any other capacity under appointment or employment of any state board, commission, or agency.
(C) The auditor of state may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the director of job and family services or comparable officer of any other state for the exchange of names, current or most recent addresses, or social security numbers of persons receiving public assistance under Title IV-A of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
(D) The auditor of state shall retain, for not less than two years, at least one copy of all information received under this section and sections 145.27, 742.41, 3307.20, 3309.22, 4123.27, 5101.182, and 5505.04 of the Revised Code.
(E) The auditor shall review the information described in division (D) of this section to determine whether overpayments were made to recipients of public assistance under Chapters 5107. or 5108. and former Chapter 5115. of the Revised Code. The auditor of state shall initiate action leading to prosecution, where warranted, of recipients who received overpayments by forwarding the name of each recipient who received overpayment, together with other pertinent information, to the director of job and family services, the attorney general, and the county director of job and family services and county prosecutor of the county through which public assistance was received.
(F) The auditor of state and the attorney general or their designees may examine any records, whether in computer or printed format, in the possession of the director of job and family services or any county director of job and family services. They shall provide safeguards which restrict access to such records to purposes directly connected with an audit or investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of the programs and shall comply with section 5101.27 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the director of job and family services restricting the disclosure of information regarding recipients of public assistance. Any person who violates this provision shall thereafter be disqualified from acting as an agent or employee or in any other capacity under appointment or employment of any state board, commission, or agency.
(G) Costs incurred by the auditor of state in carrying out the auditor of state's duties under this section shall be borne by the auditor of state.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5101 | Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions
Section 5101.02 | Authority of Director of Job and Family Services.
Section 5101.03 | Assistant Directors - Powers and Duties.
Section 5101.04 | Contract With Commercial Consumer Reporting Agency.
Section 5101.041 | Data Matching Agreements.
Section 5101.05 | Appointing Employees.
Section 5101.051 | Filling Positions With Peculiar and Exceptional Qualifications.
Section 5101.06 | Establishing Work Units.
Section 5101.061 | Office of Human Services Innovation.
Section 5101.07 | Support Services Federal Operating Fund.
Section 5101.071 | Support Services State Operating Fund.
Section 5101.072 | Human Services Projects Fund.
Section 5101.073 | Odjfs General Services Administration and Operating Fund.
Section 5101.074 | Disposition of Refunds.
Section 5101.08 | Fidelity Bonds.
Section 5101.09 | Adopting Rules.
Section 5101.10 | Expending Funds.
Section 5101.101 | Order of Priority for Distribution of Funds for Family Planning Services.
Section 5101.111 | Foundation Grant Fund.
Section 5101.12 | Maximizing Receipt of Federal Revenue.
Section 5101.13 | Uniform Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System.
Section 5101.131 | Child Welfare System Information Confidential.
Section 5101.132 | Access to Child Welfare System Information.
Section 5101.133 | Use and Disclosure of System Information Restricted.
Section 5101.134 | Rules Governing Private Agency Use of System Information.
Section 5101.135 | Shaken Baby Syndrome Notation in Child Abuse Report.
Section 5101.14 | Payments to Counties for Part of Their Costs for Children Services.
Section 5101.141 | Administering Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance.
Section 5101.143 | State Adoption Assistance Loan Fund.
Section 5101.144 | Children Services Fund.
Section 5101.146 | Establishing Penalties for Noncompliance With Fiscal Accountability Procedures.
Section 5101.147 | Notification of Agency's Noncompliance With Fiscal Accountability Procedures.
Section 5101.148 | No Unnecessarily Removal of Children From Certified Foster Homes.
Section 5101.149 | Prohibiting Personal Loans.
Section 5101.1410 | Certifying a Claim.
Section 5101.1411 | Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance.
Section 5101.1412 | Voluntary Participation Agreement for Child's Care and Placement.
Section 5101.1413 | Payment of Nonfederal Share.
Section 5101.1414 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5101.1415 | Person Eligible for Temporary or Permanent Custody Until Age Twenty-One.
Section 5101.1416 | Kinship Guardianship Assistance.
Section 5101.1418 | Post-Adoption Special Services Subsidy Payments.
Section 5101.15 | Schedule of Reimbursement.
Section 5101.16 | Paying County Share of Public Assistance Expenditures.
Section 5101.161 | Public Assistance Fund.
Section 5101.163 | Increase in County Share of Public Assistance Expenditures.
Section 5101.17 | Payments Made Under Economic Opportunity Act Not Regarded as Income or Resources.
Section 5101.181 | Matching Agency Records to Determine Overpayment of Public Assistance.
Section 5101.182 | Matching Income Tax Returns to Determine Overpayment of Public Assistance.
Section 5101.184 | Collecting Overpayments of Assistance From State and Federal Income Tax Refunds.
Section 5101.20 | Grant Agreements for Workforce Development Activities.
Section 5101.21 | Written Grant Agreements Between Director and County.
Section 5101.212 | Duty of Religious Organization Contracting With Department.
Section 5101.215 | Agreements With Religious Organization.
Section 5101.216 | Written Operational Agreements With County for Family Service Duties.
Section 5101.22 | Establishing Performance and Administrative Standards for County Agencies.
Section 5101.221 | County Family Services Agency Corrective Action Plan.
Section 5101.222 | Administrative Rules.
Section 5101.23 | Providing Incentive Awards to County Agencies.
Section 5101.24 | Actions for Failure to Meet Performance Standards.
Section 5101.242 | Certification of Claim to Recover Funds.
Section 5101.243 | Administrative Rules.
Section 5101.244 | Adjustment to Recover Expenditures Exceeding Allowable Amount.
Section 5101.25 | Developing Annual Training Goals and Model Training Curriculum.
Section 5101.26 | Disclosure of Information Definitions.
Section 5101.27 | Restricting Disclosure of Information Regarding Public Assistance Recipients.
Section 5101.272 | Authorization Form.
Section 5101.273 | Membership in the Public Assistance Reporting Information System.
Section 5101.29 | Certain Day-Care Records Not Subject to Public Records Law.
Section 5101.30 | Rules for Conditions and Procedures for the Release of Information.
Section 5101.32 | Procedures and Formats for Rc 109.5721 Notices.
Section 5101.33 | Electronic Benefit Transfers.
Section 5101.34 | Ohio Commission on Fatherhood.
Section 5101.341 | Chairperson; Executive Director; Staff; Funding.
Section 5101.342 | State Summits on Fatherhood.
Section 5101.343 | Exemption From Sunset Review.
Section 5101.351 | Hearing Officers.
Section 5101.38 | Appointment of Agents.
Section 5101.44 | Ohio Welfare Conference.
Section 5101.45 | Conference Expenses.
Section 5101.461 | Use of Title Iv-a Funds for Title XX Social Services.
Section 5101.47 | Administrative Activities for Certain Programs.
Section 5101.48 | Distributing Food Commodities.
Section 5101.54 | Administering Food Stamp Program.
Section 5101.541 | Food Stamp Program Fund.
Section 5101.542 | Electronic Benefit Transfer Card.
Section 5101.544 | Failure of Household Member to Perform Required Action.
Section 5101.545 | Application to Participate in Elderly Simplified Application Project.
Section 5101.56 | Use of State or Local Funds for Abortion Services.
Section 5101.57 | Use of Public Facilities for Nontheurapeutic Abortions Prohibited.
Section 5101.60 | Adult Protective Services Definitions.
Section 5101.61 | Implementing Adult Protective Services.
Section 5101.611 | Reimbursing Costs of Providing Services.
Section 5101.62 | Training Program.
Section 5101.63 | Reporting Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of Adult.
Section 5101.631 | Uniform Statewide Automated Adult Protective Services Information System.
Section 5101.632 | Access to Educational Materials.
Section 5101.64 | Referring Cases of Abuse.
Section 5101.65 | Investigations.
Section 5101.651 | Temporary Restraining Order.
Section 5101.652 | Authority to Contract With Other Entities to Perform Certain Duties.
Section 5101.66 | Request or Consent to Receiving Protective Services.
Section 5101.68 | Petitioning for Court Order to Provide Protective Services.
Section 5101.681 | Notice of Petition.
Section 5101.70 | Emergency Order.
Section 5101.701 | Ex Parte Emergency Order Authorizing Provision of Protective Services.
Section 5101.71 | Evaluating Ability to Pay for Services.
Section 5101.73 | Denial or Obstruction of Access to Adult Victim's Residence.
Section 5101.74 | Elder Abuse Commission.
Section 5101.741 | Duties of Commission.
Section 5101.76 | Procurement of Epinephrine Autoinjectors for Camps.
Section 5101.77 | Procurement of Inhalers for Camps.
Section 5101.78 | Procurement of Glucagon, Qualified Immunity - Camps.
Section 5101.80 | Administering Title Iv-a of the Social Security Act.
Section 5101.801 | Benefits and Services That Are Not Defined as Assistance.
Section 5101.802 | Kinship Permanency Incentive Program.
Section 5101.803 | Title Iv-a Demonstration Program.
Section 5101.804 | Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program.
Section 5101.806 | Tanf Spending Plan.
Section 5101.81 | Examination of Title Iv-a State Plan by Legislature.
Section 5101.82 | Title Iv-a Reserve Fund.
Section 5101.821 | Tanf Federal Fund.
Section 5101.83 | Repaying Fraudulent Assistance.
Section 5101.84 | Eligibility for Aid.
Section 5101.85 | Kinship Caregiver Defined.
Section 5101.851 | Statewide Kinship Care Navigator Program.
Section 5101.853 | Establishment of Regions.
Section 5101.854 | Content of Program for Kinship Caregivers.
Section 5101.855 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5101.856 | Funding for Kinship Care Navigator Program.
Section 5101.86 | Adult Emergency Assistance Program.
Section 5101.87 | Victims of Human Trafficking Fund.
Section 5101.88 | Kinship Support Program Definitions.
Section 5101.881 | Kinship Support Program Established and Administered.
Section 5101.884 | Kinship Caregivers Eligible for Payments.
Section 5101.885 | Payment Amount.
Section 5101.886 | Payments Time-Limited.
Section 5101.887 | Conditions Requiring Payments to Cease.
Section 5101.889 | Foster Care Maintenance Payments for Kinship Caregiver Certified as Foster Home.
Section 5101.8811 | Kinship Support Program Rules.
Section 5101.8812 | Inalienability of Benefits.
Section 5101.89 | Youth and Family Ombudsman Office Definitions.
Section 5101.891 | Youth and Family Ombudsman Office.
Section 5101.892 | Office Duties; Annual Report.
Section 5101.893 | Evaluation of Annual Report.
Section 5101.894 | Reporting Suspected Violations of State Law.
Section 5101.895 | Office Administration.
Section 5101.897 | Employee Prohibitions.
Section 5101.899 | Record Access and Confidentiality.
Section 5101.93 | Warning, Explanation for Failure to Report Violation Involving a Companion Animal.