Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:9 - ODJFS Practices
Chapter 5101:9-6 - Allocations
Section 5101:9-6-95 - Ohio retaining employment and talent after injury/illness network (RETAIN) demonstration project allocation
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) The Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) issues the department of labor (DOL) office of disability employment policy (ODEP) allocations to fund a multi-agency demonstration project, designed to improve health care results by implementing a patient-centered return-to-work/stay-at-work (RTW/SAW) model. Phase one of this pilot project utilizes early intervention by a health services coordinator (HSC) to facilitate treatment and to shorten the duration of work separation by workers primarily with non-occupational musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries.
(B) This allocation consists of one hundred per cent federal funds. The catalog of federal domestic assistance (CFDA) number for this allocation is 17.720.
(C) ODJFS will communicate the funding and liquidation periods through the county finance information system (CFIS). The local workforce development area (local area) can incur obligations through the funding period and disburse and report expenditures no later than the end of the liquidation period.
(D) The Ohio retaining employment and talent after injury/illness network (RETAIN) demonstration project focuses on serving individuals aged eighteen to sixty-five, who are employed and experience a non-occupational injury to the back, knee and/or shoulder and who work in the manufacturing industry with an employer who has two hundred fifty or fewer employees. Individuals seeking care through a HSC, shall be assisted with communication with their employer, health care provider/insurer, and referral to "OhioMeans Jobs" (OMJ) if needed.
(E) Program components
Additional program components include:
(F) Methodology
RETAIN funding shall be allocated using the following methodology:
(G) Allowable activities
Allowable activities using RETAIN funds include:
(H) Unallowable activities
Local areas using RETAIN funds shall not:
(I) The WIOA local area shall maintain documentation as described in rule 5101:9-9-21 of the Administrative Code. This documentation may be subject to inspection, monitoring, and audit by the ODJFS office of fiscal and monitoring services (OFMS) and the Ohio auditor of state (AOS).
(J) The definitions, requirements, and responsibilities contained in rule 5101:9-6-50 of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.