§ 5101.612 — Allocation of county adult protective services funds

Ohio § 5101.612

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 51: Public Welfare
• Ch. 5101: Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions

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(A) As used in this section, "federal poverty line" has the same meaning as in section5162.01of the Revised Code.

(B) Within available funds, the department of job and family services shall distribute funds to the counties not later than thirty days after the beginning of each calendar quarter for a part of the counties' costs for protective services. Funds provided to a county under this section shall be deposited into the public assistance fund created under section5101.161of the Revised Code.

(C) In each fiscal year, the amount of funds available for distribution under this section shall be allocated to counties as follows:

(1) If the amount is less than the amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding fiscal year, each county shall receive an amount equal to the percentage of the funding it received in the immediately preceding fiscal year, exclusive of any releases from or additions to the allocation or any sanctions imposed under this section;

(2) If the amount is equal to the amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding fiscal year, each county shall receive an amount equal to the amount it received in the preceding fiscal year, exclusive of any releases from or additions to the allocation or any sanctions imposed under this section;

(3) If the amount is greater than the amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding fiscal year, each county shall receive the amount determined under division (C)(2) of this section as a base allocation, plus a percentage of the amount that exceeds the amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The amount exceeding the amount initially appropriated in the immediately preceding fiscal year shall be allocated to the counties as follows:

(a) Twelve per cent divided equally among all counties;

(b) Forty-eight per cent in the ratio that the number of residents of the county aged sixty or older bears to the total number of such persons residing in this state;

(c) Forty per cent in the ratio that the number of residents of the county with incomes under the federal poverty line bears to the total number of such persons in this state.

(D) Not later than ninety days after the end of each state fiscal biennium, each county shall return any unspent funds to the department.

(E) The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section111.15of the Revised Code to allocate funds under this section and prescribe reports on expenditures to be submitted by the counties as necessary for the implementation of this section.

Last updated September 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Legislative History

Effective: September 30, 2025 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly