This letter transmits amendment to Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 5101:2-40-04 as a result of the Common Sense Initiative Office project to revise outdated language and terminology regarding communication methods in OAC rules. The following is a brief explanation of the changes that will be effective February 1, 2022.

OAC 5101:2-40-04 entitled Kinship Permanency Incentive (KPI) Program provides an overview of the KPI program including eligibility requirements and public children services agency (PCSA) responsibilities for administering the program. This rule has been amended to remove the term “written” in paragraph (I) to comply with a directive by the Common Sense Initiative Office to remove obsolete language. The removal of this term does not alter the intention of the KPI program, nor does it change any previously established requirements for eligibility or PCSA responsibilities.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart indicates the material that should be removed from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the materials that are to be inserted in the FCASM.