CAMTL 175 (Kinship Caregiver Program)
Cash Assistance Manual Transmittal Letter No. 175
January 5, 2022
TO: All Cash Assistance Manual Holders
FROM: Matt Damschroder, Director
SUBJECT: Kinship Caregiver Program.

Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:1-24-30 has been amended due to Section 307.81 of Amended Substitute House Bill 110 of the 134th General Assembly re-authorizing the Kinship Caregiver program (KCP).

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has completed a review of the following rule and the rule has been subject to a review by the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR). The rule will become effective on 02/01/2022.

Chapter 2000

5101:1-24-30 "Kinship Caregiver Program."

This rule describes the requirements for ensuring TANF eligibility of KCP assistance groups; the protections for ensuring that benefits and services remain TANF non-assistance; the elements of stabilization caregiving services; and defines the assistance group composition for each service. The rule has been updated to reflect section 307.81 of the Amended Substitute House Bill 110 of the 134th General Assembly (effective 6/30/2021) as the authorizing statute.