CSPMTL 93 (Federal Financial Participation Reimbursement)
Child Support Program Manual Transmittal Letter No. 93
July 7, 2014
TO: All Child Support Program Manual Holders
FROM: Cynthia C. Dungey, Director
SUBJECT: Federal Financial Participation Reimbursement

The Office of Child Support (OCS) has amended the following Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules. The rules have been amended as a result of a review conducted in accordance with section 119.032 of the Revised Code (ORC), which requires five-year reviews of all state agency rules:

RuleRule TitlePrevious Effective DateEffective Date
5101:12‑1‑60Expenditures eligible for federal financial participation reimbursement2/15/20098/1/2014
This rule describes the support enforcement program services and IV-D services for which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) may request federal financial participation (FFP) reimbursement. Corrected the OAC reference in paragraph (C)(3).
This rule is authorized under ORC section 3125.25; and amplifies ORC section 3125.03.
5101:12‑1‑60.1Expenditures ineligible for federal financial participation reimbursement2/15/20098/1/2014
This rule describes the expenditures for which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) shall not request federal financial participation (FFP) reimbursement. Made a change to paragraph (B)(9) to correct effective date of CFR.
This rule is authorized under ORC section 3125.25; and amplifies ORC section 3125.03.

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.

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.