Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) In accordance with this rule, the
director shall make grants to poison prevention and treatment centers. Subject
to the availability of an appropriation for grants, the director shall make
grants annually on a fiscal year (July first to June thirtieth) basis.
(B) To be eligible to receive a
grant under division (D) of section
3701.20 of the Revised Code and
this rule, an entity shall:
(1) Be designated
as a poison prevention and treatment center under division (A) of section
3701.20 of the Revised Code and
rule 3701-41-02 of the Administrative
Code; and
(2) Agree in writing
that the level of the total funds, labor and services devoted by the entity to
the center during the period of the grant will approximate, as determined by
the director, the level of total funds, labor and services devoted by that
entity in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the grant begins.
The entity shall submit verifiable financial data demonstrating its compliance
with this paragraph. In determining whether grant period funds, labor and
services devoted by the entity approximate the previous level, the director
shall consider, among other relevant matters, the degree to which the preceding
fiscal year's funds resulted from irregular revenues such as donations,
bequests, grants and contracts.
(C) An application for a grant shall be filed
with the director no later than May first for the fiscal year beginning on the
following July first. The applicant for a grant shall file an original and one
copy of a completed application form prescribed by the director, which shall
include:
(1) The name and address of the
applicant, its project director and its fiscal contact person;
(2) A narrative description of:
(a) The scope of poison prevention and
treatment services provided and proposed to be provided by the applicant,
directly and through contract, and a description of the applicant's experience
in providing poison prevention and treatment services;
(b) The effectiveness of poison prevention
and treatment services for the applicant's target population, including an
analysis of the extent of poisoning and past and present service and
educational efforts; and
(c) The
applicant's proposals to provide additional services or educational programs
or, subject to paragraph (B)(2) of this rule, to pay for services or programs
currently provided, including identification of the proposed target population,
the high-risk behaviors to be addressed and the methods and anticipated results
of intervention;
(3) An
itemized budget for the center, with supporting narrative explanation, and
descriptions of the center's accounting system, procurement practices and
auditing arrangements;
(4)
Information about the qualifications and responsibilities of personnel and
letters of support and commitment from other entities;
(5) The written agreement required by
paragraph (B)(2) of this rule; and
(6) Statements of the applicant's compliance
with Title VI of the "Civil Rights Act of 1964," 78 Stat. 252 (1964),
42
U.S.C. 2000d, as amended, and section 504 of
the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 84 Stat. 394 (1973),
29 U.S.C.
794, as amended.
(D) The director may request additional
information necessary to review a grant application and the applicant shall
provide the requested information within the time specified by the director.
(E) In determining the amount of
money to award to each eligible grant applicant, the director shall consider:
(1) The amount of money available for grants
for the fiscal year for which grants are being awarded;
(2) The percentage of the total state
population that resides in the region served by the applicant;
(3) The anticipated effectiveness of the
applicant's proposal to expand poison prevention and treatment services;
(4) The applicant's demonstrated
ability to form collaborative relationships with other providers of poison
prevention and treatment services in the region;
(5) The appropriateness of the budget for the
proposed activities;
(6) The
effect of the region's economic condition on the center's ability to generate
other funding;
(7) The degree to
which grant money will be spent to provide direct services to health care
professionals and the general public; and
(8) Any other factors that the director
considers to be significant to advancing the purposes of the Ohio poison
control network established under division (A) of section
3701.20 of the Revised Code.
(F) The director shall
provide written notice by certified mail of grants awarded under this rule. If
the amount of money awarded is less than was requested, the notice shall
contain an explanation of the reason for the reduction.
