Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-50-01 - Bridges definitions
This rule contains the definitions of terms used in Chapter 5101:2-50 of the Administrative Code.
(A) "Bridges applicant" is an individual
applying for bridges.
(B) "Bridges
liaison" is an individual acting on behalf of a bridges regional grantee to
provide case management to, and advocacy for, a bridges participant.
(C) "Bridges participant" is an emancipated
young adult approved for and actively receiving bridges services.
(D) "Bridges regional grantee" is the agency
or consortium selected by ODJFS as a result of the procurement process that
will be providing services to emancipated young adults in a region or regions
of the state.
(E) "Bridges
representative" is an individual acting on behalf of a bridges regional
grantee.
(F) "Business day" is any
day, Monday through Friday, excluding the
ten federal holidays.
(G)
"Calendar day" is any day in the month including weekends and
holidays.
(H) "Designee" means a
person designated by the governing body of an agency who is responsible for the
management and administration of a program on behalf of the agency.
(I) "Emancipation" means the termination of custody because an individual has
reached the age of majority and who was in the custody of a public children
services agency
is the legal process of
custody termination from a Title IV-E agency on or after a youth attains the
age of eighteen.
(J) "Foster
care maintenance" is an individual entitlement for financial assistance for
board and care of children
young adults who meet the eligibility
requirements as outlined in rule
5101:2-50-04 of the
Administrative Code, who are in the care and placement of a Title IV-E agency
and are in an approved substitute care placement.
(K) "Issued," when used in reference to
notices, decisions, and other documents, means the date the document is sent by
U.S. mail or hand delivered, whichever is earlier.
(L) "Qualified practitioner," for the
purposes of bridges, is a licensed professional qualified to diagnose an
individual with a physical, mental, or developmental medical
condition.
(M) "Statewide Automated
Child Welfare Information System (Ohio SACWIS),"
as established and maintained in accordance with the requirements of
42 U.S.C.
674(a)(3)(C) (10/2008), is a
comprehensive automated case management tool that supports child protective and
family preservation services.
(N)
"Supervised setting" means any setting in which a bridges participant resides
that is approved and visited by a bridges
liaison, at a minimum, once per month
every thirty days.
(O) "Voluntary Participation Agreement (VPA)"
is a written agreement, binding on the parties to the agreement, between ODJFS
and a young adult which specifies, at a minimum, the legal status of the young
adult and the rights and obligations of the young adult and ODJFS while the
young adult is involved in bridges.
(P) "Young adult" means a person who has
attained the age of eighteen but not attained the
age of twenty-one.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.1414
Rule Amplifies: 5101.1411, 5101.1412, 5101.1413
Prior Effective Dates: 12/11/2017
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