5104.38 Rules governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child day-care.
In addition to any other rules adopted under this chapter, the director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child care and establishing all of the following:
(A) Procedures and criteria to be used in making determinations of eligibility for publicly funded child care that give priority to children of families with lower incomes and procedures and criteria for eligibility for publicly funded protective child care. The rules shall specify the maximum amount of income a family may have for initial and continued eligibility. The maximum amount shall not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty line.
(B) Procedures under which a county department of job and family services may, if the department, under division (A) of this section, specifies a maximum amount of income a family may have for eligibility for publicly funded child care that is less than the maximum amount specified in that division, specify a maximum amount of income a family residing in the county the county department serves may have for initial and continued eligibility for publicly funded child care that is higher than the amount specified by the department but does not exceed the maximum amount specified in division (A) of this section;
(C) A schedule of fees requiring all eligible caretaker parents to pay a fee for publicly funded child care according to income and family size, which shall be uniform for all types of publicly funded child care, except as authorized by rule, and, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall permit the use of state and federal funds to pay the customary deposits and other advance payments that a provider charges all children who receive child care from that provider. The schedule of fees may not provide for a caretaker parent to pay a fee that exceeds ten per cent of the parent’s family income.
(D) A formula based upon a percentage of the county’s total expenditures for publicly funded child care for determining the maximum amount of state and federal funds appropriated for publicly funded child care that a county department may use for administrative purposes;
(E) Procedures to be followed by the department and county departments in recruiting individuals and groups to become providers of child care;
(F) Procedures to be followed in establishing state or local programs designed to assist individuals who are eligible for publicly funded child care in identifying the resources available to them and to refer the individuals to appropriate sources to obtain child care;
(G) Procedures to deal with fraud and abuse committed by either recipients or providers of publicly funded child care;
(H) Procedures for establishing a child care grant or loan program in accordance with the child care block grant act;
(I) Standards and procedures for applicants to apply for grants and loans, and for the department to make grants and loans;
(J) A definition of “person who stands in loco parentis” for the purposes of division (II)(1) of section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;
(K) Procedures for a county department of job and family services to follow in making eligibility determinations and redeterminations for publicly funded child care available through telephone, computer, and other means at locations other than the county department;
(L) Any other rules necessary to carry out sections 5104.30 to 5104.39 of the Revised Code.
5104.38 Rules governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child day-care.
In addition to any other rules adopted under this chapter, the director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child care and establishing all of the following:
(A) Procedures and criteria to be used in making determinations of eligibility for publicly funded child care that give priority to children of families with lower incomes and procedures and criteria for eligibility for publicly funded protective child care. The rules shall specify the maximum amount of income a family may have for initial and continued eligibility. The maximum amount shall not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty line.
(B) Procedures under which a county department of job and family services may, if the department, under division (A) of this section, specifies a maximum amount of income a family may have for eligibility for publicly funded child care that is less than the maximum amount specified in that division, specify a maximum amount of income a family residing in the county the county department serves may have for initial and continued eligibility for publicly funded child care that is higher than the amount specified by the department but does not exceed the maximum amount specified in division (A) of this section;
(C) A schedule of fees requiring all eligible caretaker parents to pay a fee for publicly funded child care according to income and family size, which shall be uniform for all types of publicly funded child care, except as authorized by rule, and, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall permit the use of state and federal funds to pay the customary deposits and other advance payments that a provider charges all children who receive child care from that provider. The schedule of fees may not provide for a caretaker parent to pay a fee that exceeds ten per cent of the parent’s family income.
(D) A formula based upon a percentage of the county’s total expenditures for publicly funded child care for determining the maximum amount of state and federal funds appropriated for publicly funded child care that a county department may use for administrative purposes;
(E) Procedures to be followed by the department and county departments in recruiting individuals and groups to become providers of child care;
(F) Procedures to be followed in establishing state or local programs designed to assist individuals who are eligible for publicly funded child care in identifying the resources available to them and to refer the individuals to appropriate sources to obtain child care;
(G) Procedures to deal with fraud and abuse committed by either recipients or providers of publicly funded child care;
(H) Procedures for establishing a child care grant or loan program in accordance with the child care block grant act;
(I) Standards and procedures for applicants to apply for grants and loans, and for the department to make grants and loans;
(J) A definition of “person who stands in loco parentis” for the purposes of division (II)(1) of section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;
(K) Procedures for a county department of job and family services to follow in making eligibility determinations and redeterminations for publicly funded child care available through telephone, computer, and other means at locations other than the county department;
(L) Any other rules necessary to carry out sections 5104.30 to 5104.39 of the Revised Code.
5104.38 Rules governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child day-care.
In addition to any other rules adopted under this chapter, the director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child care and establishing all of the following:
(A) Procedures and criteria to be used in making determinations of eligibility for publicly funded child care that give priority to children of families with lower incomes and procedures and criteria for eligibility for publicly funded protective child care. The rules shall specify the maximum amount of income a family may have for initial and continued eligibility. The maximum amount shall not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty line.
(B) Procedures under which a county department of job and family services may, if the department, under division (A) of this section, specifies a maximum amount of income a family may have for eligibility for publicly funded child care that is less than the maximum amount specified in that division, specify a maximum amount of income a family residing in the county the county department serves may have for initial and continued eligibility for publicly funded child care that is higher than the amount specified by the department but does not exceed the maximum amount specified in division (A) of this section;
(C) A schedule of fees requiring all eligible caretaker parents to pay a fee for publicly funded child care according to income and family size, which shall be uniform for all types of publicly funded child care, except as authorized by rule, and, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall permit the use of state and federal funds to pay the customary deposits and other advance payments that a provider charges all children who receive child care from that provider. The schedule of fees may not provide for a caretaker parent to pay a fee that exceeds ten per cent of the parent’s family income.
(D) A formula based upon a percentage of the county’s total expenditures for publicly funded child care for determining the maximum amount of state and federal funds appropriated for publicly funded child care that a county department may use for administrative purposes;
(E) Procedures to be followed by the department and county departments in recruiting individuals and groups to become providers of child care;
(F) Procedures to be followed in establishing state or local programs designed to assist individuals who are eligible for publicly funded child care in identifying the resources available to them and to refer the individuals to appropriate sources to obtain child care;
(G) Procedures to deal with fraud and abuse committed by either recipients or providers of publicly funded child care;
(H) Procedures for establishing a child care grant or loan program in accordance with the child care block grant act;
(I) Standards and procedures for applicants to apply for grants and loans, and for the department to make grants and loans;
(J) A definition of “person who stands in loco parentis” for the purposes of division (II)(1) of section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;
(K) Procedures for a county department of job and family services to follow in making eligibility determinations and redeterminations for publicly funded child care available through telephone, computer, and other means at locations other than the county department;
(L) Any other rules necessary to carry out sections 5104.30 to 5104.39 of the Revised Code.
