The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) issued FAPL 61 outlining Medicaid Special Projects Enhanced Match Allocation. Additional clarification is needed as follows:

The Ohio Department of Medicaid is providing additional funding to assist with cost of processing backlogged "program blocks" in the Ohio Benefits System.

A program block is a sub-section within a case that is specific to an eligibility program. Ohio Benefits uses program blocks, which includes a group of individuals and their associated information, to determine eligibility. Medicaid allows multiple program blocks to exist within one case in Ohio Benefits to account for different household compositions and/or eligibility circumstances. Counties will reinstate individuals failed by the renewal process in January, February and March at the program block level. Counties will be paid $35.12 per block completed, as reported by the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

For questions regarding coding please contact your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor/BCFTA at (614) 752-9194.