(A)The county juvenile court and the board of county commissioners may enter into a subgrant agreement with ODJFS to administer Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, which allows the juvenile court to assume full responsibility for the placement and care of adjudicated unruly and delinquent children. The subgrant agreement enables these courts to receive Title IV-E reimbursement for allowable foster care maintenance (FCM) costs, associated administration, and training costs and prevention services costs under the Family First Prevention Services Act, Public Law 115-123 as outlined in this rule.

(B)Court reimbursement for children in custody as described in section 2151.152 of the Revised Code include:

(1)Prevention services costs under the federal Family First Prevention Services Act and the catalog of federal domestic assistance (CFDA) number 93.472 to allowable costs for which a juvenile court may receive reimbursement upon agreement with the department of job and family services on behalf of a child in certain circumstances; and

(2)A child who is at the imminent risk of removal from the home and is a sibling of a child in the temporary or permanent custody of the court to the list of circumstances of a child on whose behalf reimbursement may be sought.

(B)(C) A juvenile court that is a subgrantee of ODJFS shall enter information into the statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) regarding provision of services to any juvenile - adjudicated unruly or delinquent - in order to receive Title IV-E financial reimbursement. The court may enter into a contract with a public children services agency (PCSA) to perform Title IV-E eligibility determinations.

(C)(D) Any contract or interagency agreement established between a juvenile court and a PCSA must specify the following:

(1)Services to be performed by the contracting parties as described in paragraph (B)(C) of this rule; and,

(2)A specific and discrete rate of compensation that will be paid for the performance of these services on behalf of Title IV-E eligible children, such rate of compensation not being greater than what is also charged for children who are not eligible.

(D)(E) A PCSA shall report any income received from the juvenile court as a result of such a contract as described in rule 5101:9-7-29 of the Administrative Code.

(E)(F) In counties where the juvenile court enters into a Title IV-E subgrant agreement with ODJFS:

(1)ODJFS issues a single warrant for all FCM payments each month to the county treasurer that includes the reimbursement to the juvenile court for FCM costs.

(2)ODJFS provides the PCSA a disbursement journal to be used to determine the amount of the warrant owed to the juvenile court.

(3)The PCSA shall then request that the county treasurer reimburse the amount owed to the juvenile court for placement and care through a warrant, transfer or other county practice.

Effective: 4/16/2021

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 04/06/2021

Promulgated Under: 111.15

Statutory Authority: 5101.141

Rule Amplifies: 5101.141

Prior Effective Dates: 05/01/2006, 11/13/2009, 04/28/2014, 09/23/2017