Ohio § 5162.031 Powers of director

Ohio Statutes

§ 5162.031 — Powers of director

Ohio § 5162.031

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5162Medicaid and Medicaid Funds

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5162.031 (2026).

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(A)The medicaid director may do all of the following as necessary for the department of medicaid to fulfill the duties it has, as the single state agency for the medicaid program, under the "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003" Pub. L. No. 108-173:

(1)Adopt rules in accordance with division (B) of this section;

(2)Assign duties to county departments of job and family services;

(3)Make payments to the United States department of health and human services from appropriations made to the department of medicaid for this purpose.

(B)Rules authorized by division (A)(1) of this section shall be adopted as follows:

(1)If the rules concern the department's duties regarding medicaid providers, under sections5164.02and5165.02of the Revised Code

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(A) The medicaid director may do all of the following as necessary for the department of medicaid to fulfill the duties it has, as the single state agency for the medicaid program, under the "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003" Pub. L. No. 108-173:

(1) Adopt rules in accordance with division (B) of this section;

(2) Assign duties to county departments of job and family services;

(3) Make payments to the United States department of health and human services from appropriations made to the department of medicaid for this purpose.

(B) Rules authorized by division (A)(1) of this section shall be adopted as follows:

(1) If the rules concern the department's duties regarding medicaid providers, under sections5164.02and5165.02of the Revised Code, as appropriate;

(2) If the rules concern the department's duties concerning individuals' eligibility for medicaid services, under section5163.02of the Revised Code;

(3) If the rules concern the department's duties concerning financial and operational matters between the department and county departments of job and family services, under section5162.02of the Revised Code.