The Ohio Department of Medicaid is providing additional state funding to assist specific public assistance agencies with the cost of processing backlogged pending Medicaid cases in the Ohio Benefits System. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will issue this funding as a new allocation.

With the end of the public health emergency expected later this year, ODM is requesting counties focus efforts on reducing the Medicaid application backlog. Per CMS SHO# 21-002 dated August 13, 2021, states will have twelve months to complete pending Medicaid applications received during the public health emergency once the public health emergency ends. Every effort should be made to address the backlog prior to the end of the public health emergency.

To claim expenditures for the new allocation, counties will move expenditures from Medicaid Income Maintenance to the new Medicaid funding through the post-allocated adjustment (PAA) process.

ODJFS will communicate the funding period and liquidation period through the county finance information system (CFIS).

For questions regarding fiscal reporting please contact your ODJFS Fiscal Supervisor or the CFIS Helpdesk CFIS_HELP_DESK@jfs.ohio.gov