Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-46-07 - Amendment of the Title IV-E kinship guardianship assistance program (KGAP) agreement
(A)
Prior to the
expiration date of the JFS 00133 "Title IV-E Kinship Guardianship Assistance
Program (KGAP) Agreement," the kinship caregiver(s), the public children
services agency (PCSA) director or designee and Ohio department of job and
family services (ODJFS) by mutual agreement amend the JFS 00133. The amended
agreement is to meet all other requirements of rule
5101:2-46-04 of the
Administrative Code.
(B)
Any request for an amendment to the KGAP agreement is
to contain newly documented needs of the child or circumstances of the kinship
caregiver(s) that were not previously subject to the current
agreement.
(C)
By mutual agreement between the kinship caregiver(s)
and ODJFS pursuant to rule
5101:2-46-04 of the
Administrative Code, the kinship caregiver(s) may amend the agreement to change
the successor guardian at any time.
(D)
At any time while
the JFS 00133 is in effect, the kinship caregiver(s) and ODJFS may agree to
amend the payment amount or provision for services. If an amendment is
requested:
(1)
The JFS 00133 is to be entered into by mutual agreement
between the kinship caregiver(s) and ODJFS pursuant to rule
5101:2-46-04 of the
Administrative Code.
(2)
ODJFS and kinship caregiver(s) are to sign the amended
agreement.
(3)
The agreement is to meet all requirements of rules
5101:2-46-03 and
5101:2-46-04 of the
Administrative Code.
(4)
ODJFS is to give a copy of the amended agreement to the
kinship caregiver(s) and retain a copy in the child's case
record.
(E)
If ODJFS and the kinship caregiver(s) cannot agree on a
mutually acceptable monthly KGAP payment amount, ODJFS and the kinship
caregiver(s) may complete a JFS 00133 for a mutually acceptable level of KGAP
payment while negotiations continue and requests a state
hearing.
(F)
If the kinship caregiver(s) requests an amendment of
the KGAP payment specified in an existing agreement and ODJFS denies the
request, ODJFS is to provide the kinship caregiver(s) with written notice of
the denial and the right to a state hearing, as provided in Chapters 5101:6-1
to 5101:6-9 of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5153.163, 5101.1417
Rule Amplifies: 5153.163, 5153.16
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.