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Ohio Revised Code Title LI. Public Welfare § 5101.546

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

(A) As used in this section, “payment error rate” has the same meaning as in 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(2).

(B)(1) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the department of job and family services shall develop a methodology and technical system to determine payment error rates within the supplemental nutrition assistance program.  The methodology and technical system shall follow the procedures outlined in the quality control review handbook published by the United States food and nutrition service in accordance with 7 C.F.R. 275.14, except that the methodology and technical system may deviate from the outlined procedures with regard to payment errors that are not subject to the procedures outlined in the handbook.

(2) The methodology and technical system shall distinguish payment errors that result from each of the following:

(a) Agency errors not including fraud for each county participating in the program;

(b) Assistance group errors not including fraud for each county participating in the program;

(c) Errors resulting from the Ohio benefits program on a statewide basis.

(C) Prior to implementing the methodology and technical system required under division (B) of this section, the department of job and family services shall consult with the chairpersons of the finance committees of both the house of representatives and the senate.

(D) Upon implementation of the methodology and technical system, the department shall provide updates concerning payment error rates in the supplemental nutrition assistance program to the chairpersons of the finance committees of both the house of representatives and the senate on a quarterly basis.

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