(A) What are
supportive services?
Supportive services are benefits
provided to assist a supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP)
employment and training participant with completing their assignment.
Supportive services may include, but are not limited to, an expense allowance
to cover the cost of transportation and other work, training or education
related expenses and publicly funded child care.
(1)
Supportive
services are participant reimbursements provided to assist a supplemental
nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training (E&T)
participant with completing their assignment. Supportive services may include,
but are not limited to, an expense allowance to cover the cost of
transportation and other work, training or education related expenses and
publicly funded child care.
(2)
Supportive
services may also be offered as part of job retention services as described in
rule 5101:4-3-39 of the Administrative Code.
(B) What is the county agency's
responsibility for providing supportive services?
The county agency is responsible for arranging
or
and
providing reasonably necessary supportive
services for individuals that directly relate to
participating in the SNAP employment and
training
E&T program. The county
agency is the deciding authority for determining the appropriateness and the
availability of funds.
(C)
How is an expense allowance determined?
(1) An
individual shall receive an expense allowance for the actual costs of
transportation and/or other work, training or education related costs
associated with participation up to the maximum level of reimbursement
established by the county agency.
(2) An individual who documents costs in
excess of the amount established by the county agency is eligible to receive
reimbursement for the additional costs. The county agency
may
is to do one of
the following:
(a) Increase the amount
of the monthly expense allowance;
(b) Reassign the participant to another
site
activity;
or
(c) Determine the individual has
good cause for not participating until a suitable component is available or the
individual's circumstances change and his/ her monthly expenses do not exceed
the expense allowance.
(3) An individual who incurs no costs for
participation is not eligible for the expense allowance.
(4) Costs of meals away from home are not
reimbursable.
(D) How
does the county agency provide publicly funded child care to individuals
participating in the
employment and
training
SNAP E&T program?
Individuals participating in the employment and training
SNAP
E&T program who need child care assistance in order to participate in
the program, shall be referred to apply for publicly funded child care. When
publicly funded child care is not available to the individual, the county
agency may exempt
provide good cause to the individual
from
for non-
participation.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
5101:4-3-32
Effective:
6/16/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
3/30/2022 and
06/16/2027
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
5101.54
Rule Amplifies:
5101.54,
329.04,
329.042
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/1983, 07/01/1984, 08/01/1985,
03/01/1987, 12/01/1987 (Emer.), 02/15/1988, 06/30/1989 (Emer.), 09/23/1989,
04/02/1990, 11/01/1990, 04/01/1991, 10/01/1991 (Emer.), 12/02/1991, 05/01/1992,
05/29/1992 (Emer.), 06/01/1992, 11/01/1992, 12/01/1995 (Emer.), 02/19/1996,
07/01/1996 (Emer.), 09/29/1996, 10/01/1997 (Emer.), 12/10/1997, 12/05/2002,
12/31/2006, 10/01/2008 (Emer.), 12/18/2008, 02/01/2012,
04/01/2017
