Background

This letter is to inform you that a five-year review has been conducted on Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules 5101:4-2-05.1, 5101:4-3-03 and 5101:4-3-05, in accordance with Section 119.032 of the Ohio Revised Code.

If no additional revisions are made to these rules prior to their finalization by the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, they will become effective on September 1, 2012. If changes are necessary, a copy of the revised rules will be forwarded to you at that time.

CHAPTER 1000

5101:4-1-03, Food Assistance: Definitions

This rule has been amended. The definition for primary information person has been removed.

CHAPTER 2000

5101:4-2-01, Food Assistance: Initial Application Process

This rule has been amended. References to a primary information person have been removed.

5101:4-2-03, Food Assistance: Assistance Group Definitions

This rule has been amended. Paragraph (B) has been amended to add additional information previously contained in OAC rule 5101:4-3-05 regarding individuals claiming to be separate assistance groups. In order to assist the county agencies with determining permanent disabilities for individuals wanting separate assistance groups, a "Notes" section will be added to this rule in the electronic version of the manual. This section will provide a link to the permanent disabilities listing from the Social Security Administration's website. Examples from this list were previously listed in OAC rule 5101:4-3-05, but the list was not all inclusive.

5101:4-2-05.1, Food Assistance: Primary Information Person

This rule has been rescinded. It provided regulations for a "primary information person," which is a term used within the Client Registry Information System-Enhanced (CRIS-E). However, the Food Assistance Program does not require a primary information person. As a result of this rule review, the term "primary information person" has been removed from OAC rules 5101:4-1-03, 5101:4-2-01, 5101:4-2-07, 5101:4-2-09 and 5101:4-6-09.

5101:4-2-07, Food Assistance: Initial Interview Process

This rule has been amended. References to a primary information person have been removed.

5101:4-2-09, Food Assistance: Verification Procedure

This rule has been amended. References to a primary information person have been removed. In addition, language was added requiring that an assistance group's composition must be verified when that composition is questionable. This requirement was previously in OAC rule 5101:4-3-05, which has been rescinded.

CHAPTER 3000

5101:4-3-03, Food Assistance: Nonfinancial Eligibility Standard-Residency

This rule has been rescinded and filed as new. It contains the residency requirements for the Food Assistance Program, and was rewritten in a question-and-answer format to improve clarity.

5101:4-3-05, Food Assistance: Nonfinancial Eligibility Standard-Assistance Group Composition

This rule has been rescinded because it contained duplicate information also found in OAC rules 5101:4-2-03 and 5101:4-6-29. As a result, OAC rules 5101:4-2-03 and 5101:4-2-09 have been amended.

CHAPTER 6000

5101:4-6-09, Food Assistance: Expedited Service

This rule has been amended to remove references to a primary information person.

CRIS-E Changes

A customer service request has been initiated to update CRIS-E screen AEICI to replace "primary information person" with "case name."

Instructions: The following chart identifies the material that should be removed from the Food Assistance Certification Handbook and the material that should be added.