This letter transmits amendments to Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 5101:2-40-04 "Kinship Permanency Incentive Program". This rule is being amended as a result of Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly. This rule is effective August 21, 2009.

The following is a brief explanation of the changes:

OAC 5101:2-40-04 entitled Kinship permanency incentive program outlines the provisions that govern eligibility, the administration and application process for the KPI program. The rule allows the public children services agency (PCSA) to provide incentive payments to kinship caregivers to promote permanency. Changes to this rule were made to the dollar amount of the incentive payments in paragraph (D). Incentive payments are now $525.00 for an initial payment and $300.00 for subsequent payments.

JFS 01503 entitled Notice of approval for kinship permanency incentive funds is used by the PCSA when informing the kinship caregiver that he or she has been approved for KPI funds. This form was revised to reflect the revised incentive payment amounts.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart depicts what materials should be deleted from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and what materials are to be inserted in the FCASM.