The Office of Child Support (OCS) has amended the following rules. The rules have been reviewed in accordance with section 119.032 of the Revised Code, which requires the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period.
| Amended Rule | Amended Rule Title | Prior Effective Date of Rule | Effective Date of Amendment |
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| 5101:12‑80‑05 | Collection and Disbursement | 01/15/2008 | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes the requirement to process and disburse support payments from a single physical location and contains definitions used in this rule and supplementary rules. Changes from the existing rule include: revised the name of the "support disbursement bureau" to the "support disbursement unit", added the definition of CSEA to the list of definitions for this chapter, expanded paragraph (F) and added paragraph (G) to clarify details regarding remitter inquires.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3121.71 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3121.43 and 3121.48.
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.1 | Collection at the Child Support Enforcement Agency | 01/15/2008 | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes the requirements of a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) that elects to collect support payments, and the requirements regarding bonding employees and following recognized accounting standards. Changes include: revised paragraph (E)(4) to clarify the funds that are to be available in the CSEA depository account and added paragraph (E)(5) requiring the CSEA to collect payments for any Ohio child support case.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections and 3121.71 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 117.43, 329.01 and 3125.29.
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.3 | Payment Processing and Disbursement | 01/15/2008 | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes the processes taken to disburse funds and the timeframes required for disbursing support payments. Paragraph (A)(2) was revised to clarify the posting identifiers.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3121.71 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3121.43, 3121.50, 3123.81 and 3125.03.
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.4 | Exception Item Processing and Resolution | 01/15/2008 | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes exception items and actions OCS and the CSEA's are required to take in order to resolve the problems and subsequently disburse payments. Changes include: clarification to paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) regarding suspense payments, paragraph (E)(1)(a) was updated to include the new name for the state disbursement unit and provide clarification regarding processing errors, paragraph (F) was revised to provide clarification regarding disbursement errors, paragraph (G)(3) was added to require the CSEA to notify the support disbursement unit of a stop payment to prevent a return deposit item.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3121.71 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC section 3121.43.
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.5 | Check Replacement | 01/15/2008 | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes the actions the CSEA is required to take when a payee requests replacement of a check disbursed by CSPC. Changes include: paragraph (B) was revised to require the use of the JFS 07741 to request that a check be voided by CSPC, paragraph (C)(1) was revised to require the use of the JFS 07749 with the JFS 04021 when the original check is not redeemed and require the payee to submit the documents to the CSEA to be forwarded to CSPC.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3121.71 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC section 3121.43.
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The Office of Child Support (OCS) has rescinded the following rule. The rule was reviewed in accordance with section 119.032 of the Revised Code, which requires the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period.
| Rescinded Rule | Rescinded Rule Title | Prior Effective Date of Rule | Effective Date of Rescission |
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.2 | Date of Collection | 01/15/2008 | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes how the date of collection of a support payment is determined. Changes from the rescinded include: removed information regarding business processes for post dated checks and added a paragraph to specify the date of collection as it pertains to tax offset payments.
This rule is being rescinded and replaced by a new rule with the same rule number and title because more than fifty percent of this rule is being stricken and a comparable amount of new text is being added.
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OCS has adopted the following rule.
| Adopted Rule | Adopted Rule Title | Effective Date of Adopted Rule |
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.2 | Date of Collection | 09/15/2013 |
This rule describes how the date of collection of a support payment is determined. Changes from the rescinded include: removed information regarding business processes for post dated checks and added a paragraph to specify the date of collection as it pertains to tax offset payments.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3121.71 and 3125.25; and amplifies sections 3121.43, and 3121.71.
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OCS has made no change to the rule listed below. The rule has been reviewed in accordance with section 119.032 of the Revised Code, which requires the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period. The effective date of this rule will remain the same as the existing rule pursuant to paragraph (E) of section 119.032 of the Revised Code.
| Rule | Rule Title | Effective Date |
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| 5101:12‑80‑05.6 | Recoupment | 8/15/2007 |
This rule describes the purpose and process for establishing and enforcing recoupment accounts.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3121.71 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3121.43 and 3123.822.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
When the CSPMTL is published, the CSPM will be updated as follows:
- An amended rule will be inserted and the previous version will be moved to the OAC Archive section of the eManuals.
- A no change rule will continue with the same effective date.
The rules and forms in the CSPM can be accessed at:
http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov.
INSTRUCTIONS for CSEA INTERNAL PROCEDURAL HANDBOOK:
Paragraph (I)(1) of OAC rule 5101:12-1-01 states that, whenever a program change requires modification of local procedures, the CSEA is required to revise its internal procedural handbook and submit the revision to OCS within thirty days of the revision. The CSEA should carefully review the amended rules contained in this CSPMTL to determine whether they require the CSEA to update its internal procedural handbook.