This letter amends Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 5101:2-40-04, "Kinship permanency incentive program." This rule is being amended as a result of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly. It will be effective November 18, 2009.

The following is a brief explanation of the changes:

OAC 5101:2-40-04, "Kinship permanency incentive program," outlines the eligibility, administration and application requirements for the Kinship Permanency Incentive program, which allows public children services agencies 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 for the initial payment and $300 for subsequent payments.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart indicates the materials that should be deleted from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the materials that should be added.