Ohio § 5101.30 Rules for conditions and procedures for the release of information

Ohio Statutes

§ 5101.30 — Rules for conditions and procedures for the release of information

Ohio § 5101.30

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5101Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5101.30 (2026).

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(A)The director of job and family services and the director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code implementing sections5101.26to5101.30of the Revised Code and governing the custody, use, disclosure, and preservation of the information generated or received by the department of job and family services, the department of children and youth, county agencies, other state and county entities, contractors, grantees, private entities, or officials participating in the administration of public assistance programs. The rules shall comply with applicable federal statutes and regulations.

(1)The rules shall specify conditions and procedures for the release of information which may include, among other conditions and procedures, both of the foll

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(A) The director of job and family services and the director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code implementing sections5101.26to5101.30of the Revised Code and governing the custody, use, disclosure, and preservation of the information generated or received by the department of job and family services, the department of children and youth, county agencies, other state and county entities, contractors, grantees, private entities, or officials participating in the administration of public assistance programs. The rules shall comply with applicable federal statutes and regulations.

(1) The rules shall specify conditions and procedures for the release of information which may include, among other conditions and procedures, both of the following:

(a) Permitting providers of services or assistance under public assistance programs limited access to information that is essential for the providers to render services or assistance or to bill for services or assistance rendered. The department of aging, when investigating a complaint under section173.20of the Revised Code, shall be granted any limited access permitted in the rules pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section.

(b) Permitting a contractor, grantee, or other state or county entity limited access to information that is essential for the contractor, grantee, or entity to perform administrative or other duties on behalf of the department or county agency. A contractor, grantee, or entity given access to information pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section is bound by the director's rules, and disclosure of the information by the contractor, grantee, or entity in a manner not authorized by the rules is a violation of section5101.27of the Revised Code.

(2) The rules may define who is an "authorized representative" for purposes of sections5101.27and5101.272of the Revised Code.

(B) Whenever names, addresses, or other information relating to public assistance recipients is held by any agency other than the department or a county agency, that other agency shall adopt rules consistent with sections5101.26to5101.30of the Revised Code to prevent the publication or disclosure of names, lists, or other information concerning those recipients.

Last updated July 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM