Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:1 - Division of Public Assistance
Chapter 5101:1-3 - Ohio Works First
Section 5101:1-3-12.12 - Alternative activities
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5101:1-3-12.12
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Which section of the Revised Code applies to alternative activities?
(1)
Section
5107.05 of the
Revised Code authorizes the director of job and family services to adopt rules
as necessary to comply with Title IV-A, Title IV-D, federal regulations, state
law and the state plan.
(2) The county agency
shall administer the work activity programs in accordance with the requirements
contained in this rule and not in accordance with sections
5107.40,
5107.42,
5107.43
and
5107.64
of the Revised Code.
(B) What are alternative activities?
(1) Alternative
activities are activities designed to promote self sufficiency and personal
responsibility that are intended to address temporary and permanent barriers to
participating in work activities.
(2) The county agency shall establish and
administer alternative activities for work eligible individuals participating
in Ohio works first (OWF). In establishing alternative activities, the county
agency is not limited by the restrictions imposed by Title IV-A.
(3) Acceptable types of alternative
activities include, but are not limited to:
(a) Parenting classes and life-skills
training;
(b) Participation in an
alcohol or drug addiction program certified by the department of mental health
and addiction services under section
5119.36
of the Revised Code;
(c) Finding a
home in the case of a homeless assistance group;
(d) Residing in a domestic violence shelter,
receiving counseling or treatment related to the domestic violence or
participating in criminal justice activities against the domestic violence
offender; and
(e) Attending English
as a second language course.
(4) What hours may count toward work
participation?
(a) Hours of participation that
individuals complete in alternative activities do not count toward the federal
work participation rate.
(b) There
is no minimum number of hours required for participation in alternative
activities.
(c) There are no
limitations as to the number of work eligible individuals who may be assigned
to alternative activities.
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