In accordance with section 5101.1411 of the Revised Code, the following Administrative Code rules have been written to outline the requirements for the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) program. Kinship guardianship young adults who are age 18 may be able to continue kinship guardianship assistance payments to age 21. The KGAP C21 program provides kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of the kinship guardianship young adults that were in the temporary, permanent, or planned permanent living arrangement custody of an Ohio public children services agency (PCSA), prior to being committed to the legal custody or guardianship of a kinship caregiver. The kinship caregiver young adult must have had a kinship guardianship assistance agreement finalized after attaining the age of 16 or 17 but prior to age 18 and must meet one of the eligibility requirements pursuant to rule 5101:2-55-02(A)(3) of the Administrative Code. The rules were reviewed and will become effective on January 1, 2023.

OAC 5101:2-55-01 "Administration of Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21)" provides guidelines for the administration of the KGAP C21 program.

OAC 5101:2-55-02 "Eligibility for Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21)" outlines requirements that the kinship caregiver(s) must assure they continue to provide caregiver responsibility for the kinship guardianship young adult, the kinship guardianship young adult also assures ongoing kinship caregiver support, and the kinship guardianship young adult meets one of the five eligibility criteria.

OAC 5101:2-55-03 "Payments for Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21)" outlines the payment process for the KGAP C21 program.

JFS 00137 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Application" will be sent to all kinship caregivers of children who entered into a kinship guardianship assistance agreement after age 16 or 17.

JFS 00138 “Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Notice of Eligibility Approval” will be sent to kinship caregiver(s) upon approval of a KGAP C21 application and include the proposed KGAP C21 subsidy amount to begin negotiation.

JFS 00139 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Agreement" is the agreement between a KGAP C21 representative and the kinship caregiver(s).

JFS 00140 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Notice of Redetermination" will be sent to kinship caregiver(s) and young adult to provide 30-day notification of semiannual redetermination due date.

JFS 00141 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Young Adult Semi-annual Assurance of Kinship Caregiver Responsibility and Eligibility for Continued Medicaid Coverage" shall be completed by the kinship guardianship young adult semi-annually to assure the young adult is meeting eligibility requirements and the kinship caregiver(s) maintains caregiver responsibility.

JFS 00142 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Kinship Caregiver Semi-annual Assurance of Kinship Caregiver Responsibility and Eligibility for Continued Medicaid coverage" shall be completed by the kinship caregiver(s) semi-annually to assure the kinship caregiver(s) maintains caregiver responsibility.

JFS 00143 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Notice of Termination" will be sent to kinship caregiver(s) and young adult to provide 30-day notification of termination of KGAP C21 benefits.

JFS 00144 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Connections to Twenty-One (KGAP C21) Notice of Continued Approval" will be sent to kinship caregiver(s) and young adult upon continued approval of KGAP C21 benefits at semi-annual redetermination.

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