Previous Policy: On January 1, 2011 Ohio Administrative Code Rule 5101:1-1-90, Ohio Works First: State Tax Refund Offset Program, was amended to remove the 10 year limitation on collecting on debts through the State Tax Refund Offset Program. This change was made because effective April 15, 2010, Food Assistance rule 5101:4-8-30, Food Assistance: Treasury Offset Program, was amended to remove the 10 year time limitation as a result of the 2008 Farm Bill and guidance received from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. In a continuing effort to align the cash and food assistance programs, the limitation for cash assistance overpayment claims referred to the State Tax Refund Offset Program was also removed.

New policy: Effective November 30, 2011 the 10 year limitation to collect on debts through the State Tax Refund Offset Program will be reestablished for the Ohio Works First program.

Implementation: Overpayment claims more than 10 years old, as a result of this rule change, will no longer be referred to the State Tax Refund Offset Program.