(A)This rule
describes expenditures for which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA)
shall not request federal financial participation (FFP) reimbursement.
(B)CSEA
expenditures for which FFP reimbursement is not available include but are not
limited to:
(1)Support
enforcement program services provided in a non-IV-D case.
(2)Charges
assessed to the CSEA by a court or clerk of court that are not uniformly
assessed to another agency or official that uses the services of the court or
clerk of court.
(3)Purchased IV-D
services that are not purchased in accordance with or do not meet the
requirements of rules 5101:12-1-80 to 5101:12-1-80.4 of the Administrative
Code.
(4)The following
charges assessed to the CSEA under a IV-D contract:
(a)Service of
process and court filing fees unless the court or law enforcement agency would
normally be required to pay the cost of such fees;
(b)Costs of
compensation (salary and fringe benefits) of judges;
(c)Costs of
travel and training related to the judicial determination process incurred by
judges;
(d)Office related
costs, such as space, equipment, furnishings and supplies, incurred by judges;
(e)Compensation
(salary and fringe benefits), travel and training, and office related costs
incurred by administrative and support staffs of judges;
(f)Service of
process fees unless the CSEA obtains written verification from the sheriff that
the sheriff charges other agencies service of process fees;
(g)Sheriff's
office personnel and equipment costs unless the costs are necessary to complete
service of process activities;
(h)Costs that do
not meet the definition of "allowable cost," as defined in rule
5101:12-1-80 of the Administrative Code;
(i)Costs that
do not meet the definition of "reasonable cost," as defined in rule
5101:12-1-80 of the Administrative Code; and
(j)Hearings,
portions of hearings, or other activities related to:
(i)Visitation,
custody, or change of custody;
(ii)Establishment
of spousal support orders;
(iii)Enforcement
of spousal support orders if no child support order exists for the same
parties;
(iv)Property
settlements; and
(v)Civil
protection orders or domestic violence cases.
(5)Education and
training programs and educational services, except short-term training of CSEA
staff.
(6)Activities
related to administering the following public programs:
(a)Ohio works
first (OWF);
(b)Medicaid and
state children's health insurance program;
(c)Social
services that are provided pursuant to section 5101.46 of the Revised Code; and
(d)Old-age
assistance, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled.
(7)Construction
and major renovations.
(8)Charges that
have been reimbursed by recovered fees.
(9)Functions
performed by a caseworker who is also determining eligibility for OWF or
performing social services functions pursuant to section 5101.46 of the Revised
Code, unless alternative arrangements as described in 45 C.F.R. 303.20(e)
(12/29/2010) have been approved by the office of child support (OCS) in the
Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS).
(10) Medical
support enforcement activities to pursue payments from a third party health
insurer.
(11) Costs for the
use of the federal parent locator service in parental kidnapping, child
custody, or visitation cases.
(12) Costs for the
incarceration of parents.
(13) Costs of
counsel for indigent defendants.
(14) Costs of
guardians ad litem.
(15) Services the
CSEA is not authorized to perform under the rules set forth in division 5101:12
of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 5/26/2020 and 05/26/2025
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 05/26/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3125.25
Rule Amplifies: 3125.03
Prior Effective Dates: 04/01/1992, 06/01/1993, 06/01/1995,
07/01/2002, 09/01/2007, 02/15/2009, 08/01/2014