As required by Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:2-47-01 (D), Public Children Services Agencies (PCSAs) must report annually to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services their current rates of payment for Foster Care Maintenance and Adoption Assistance. This letter transmits the JFS 01975 Annual Foster Care Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Survey. In order to comply with this rule, please complete Form JFS 01975 and return to:

Office for Children and Families

Bureau of Accountability and Regulation

Attention: Survey Coordinator

255 E. Main St., 3rd Floor

Columbus, Ohio 43215-5222

Supplying the information on the prescribed form facilitates the management of the data. Please use the prescribed form rather than sending your rates in any other format.

Due to an administrative delay in issuing the form, for this year only the surveys are due no later than March 31, 2004.

For questions about this letter please contact the OCF Helpdesk by phone at1-866-886-3537, Option 4, or by email at HELP-DESK-OCF@odjfs.state.oh.us.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart depicts what materials are to be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services manual (FCASM) and what materials are to be inserted in the FCASM.