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 the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period.
| Rule | Rule Title | Prior Effective Date of Rule | Effective Date of Amendment |
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| 5101:12‑60‑50 | Termination of Support. | 11/15/2008 | 8/1/2014 |
This rule and its supplemental rules describe how the child support enforcement agency (CSEA) may administratively terminate a current child support obligation and medical support provisions when an administrative termination reason exists. Clarify the language in the rule and amended JFS form references contained in the rule.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3125.25 and 3119.94, and amplifies ORC sections 3119.87 and 3119.88.
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| 5101:12‑60‑50.1 | Administrative termination investigation, findings and recommendations, and impounding support. | 3/1/2013 | 8/1/2014 |
This rule describes the process for completing an administrative termination investigation, issuing findings and recommendations, and the process to impound support. Provided a formula for calculating the cash medical support when the CSEA terminates a child from an order and determines that there are other minor children subject to the child support order; and amended JFS form references contained in the rule.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3119.94 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3119.89 and 3119.90.
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| 5101:12‑60‑50.2 | Administrative termination hearing, court hearing, administrative termination order, and disbursement of impounded funds. | 11/15/2008 | 8/1/2014 |
This rule describes the process for the CSEA to conduct an administrative termination hearing, to issue an administrative termination order, and the process of disbursing impounded funds once an order has been terminated. This rule also describes the ability for the parties of the order to request a court hearing when an administrative termination request is either denied or the parties object to the outcome. Clarify the language in the rule and amended JFS form references contained in the rule.
This rule is authorized by ORC sections 3119.94 and 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3125.12, 3125.13, 3125.14, and 3125.17.
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OCS has adopted the following rule:
| Rule | Rule Title | Effective Date |
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| 5101:12‑60‑99 | Chapter 5101:12-60 forms - order administration. | 8/1/2014 |
This is a new rule that contains a compilation of forms with their effective or revised effective date, referenced within various rules contained within division 5101:12 of the Administrative Code, but first cited within Chapter 5101:12-60 of the Administrative Code.
This rule is authorized by ORC section 3125.25.
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OCS has revised the following forms:
| Form | Form Title | Revision Date |
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| JFS 07521 | Results of Support Order Termination Investigation | 6/2014 |
| The form has been revised to clarify that an investigation has been completed by the CSEA and should the requesting party not agree with the investigation result, they may object the decision to the court. |
| JFS 07522 | Findings and Recommendations to Terminate the Administrative Child Support Order. | 6/2014 |
| The form has been revised to include the amount that an obligee has been overpaid, when applicable. |
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.
- An adopted rule will be inserted in the CSPM.
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.