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Ohio Revised Code Title LI. Public Welfare § 5101.042

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(A) As used in this section, “public assistance benefits” means all of the following:

(1) Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;

(2) Benefits funded in part by the temporary assistance for needy families block grant;

(3) Cash assistance provided through the Ohio works first program;

(4) Benefits provided by the medicaid program;

(5) Publicly funded child care as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) The department of job and family services shall update the systems used by the department and by county departments of job and family services to determine eligibility for public assistance benefits programs.  The updates shall include a mechanism by which application information input by individual caseworkers may be tracked and audited and shall require county departments of job and family services to provide caseworker training regarding improper determinations.

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