Section 5101:4-9-04 - SNAP E & T case managementEvery individual enrolled in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training program (E & T) is able to receive case management services from an E & T case manager. This rule describes elements of case management, including the role it plays in monitoring progress in the SNAP E & T program.
(A) What is case management? (1) A county agency is to design its SNAP E & T case management services to support a partnership between a SNAP E & T enrolled participant and an E & T case manager to help the participant develop the resources, skills, and sustained behavior changes necessary to attain and preserve their economic independence and progress through the SNAP E & T program.(2) The timing and frequency of case management services is to be individualized, but is to include contact between the E & T case manager and SNAP E & T enrolled participant no less than every thirty days.(B) What are the responsibilities of SNAP E & T case managers? (1) At least once a month, every SNAP E & T enrolled participant is to be provided with case management services by an E & T case manager. Case management may be provided in person, via email or over the phone, but is to include the option for direct discussion between the SNAP E & T enrolled participant and the E & T case manager. When a SNAP E & T enrolled participant does not utilize case management services for two consecutive months, the SNAP E & T case manager may stop attempting to provide case management services. However, an enrolled SNAP E & T participant who is otherwise making satisfactory progress in SNAP E & T is not to be disenrolled from SNAP E & T based only on not participating in case management.
(2) E & T case managers are to ensure that case management supports the progress of a SNAP E & T enrolled participant without allowing case management to become an impediment to participation.(3) When an E & T case manager becomes aware of a circumstance that may qualify a SNAP E & T enrolled participant for an exemption from a work requirement or good cause for noncompliance with a work requirement, the E & T case manager is to provide that information to the appropriate staff in the county agency who can then make the determination.(4) When a SNAP E & T enrolled participant has been assigned to case management, the E & T case manager is to record the number of hours a SNAP E & T enrolled participant will spend in case management (if any) in the Ohio benefits integrated eligibility system. (a) An able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) is only to be assigned hours in case management if they are also assigned to one or more SNAP E & T components and the number of hours in case management is not to exceed more than half of all SNAP E & T assigned hours.(b) When recording the number of hours spent in case management, only allowable SNAP E & T activities should be recorded. For example, the hours a SNAP E & T enrolled participant spends with an E & T case manager identifying a temporary housing solution are to be recorded, but the hours spent actually moving into temporary housing are not part of an allowable SNAP E & T component or activity and therefore are not to be recorded. Replaces: 5101:4-3-29, 5101:4-3-31
Ohio Admin. Code 5101:4-9-04
Effective: 10/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/01/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.54
Rule Amplifies: 5101.54
Prior Effective Dates: 09/01/1976, 12/31/1977, 11/01/1980, 05/01/1982, 03/01/1983, 08/01/1985, 03/01/1987, 12/01/1987(Emer.), 02/15/1988, 06/30/1989 (Emer.), 09/23/1989, 09/29/1989 (Emer.), 12/16/1989, 04/02/1990, 11/01/1990, 04/01/1991, 07/01/1991, 10/01/1991(Emer.), 12/02/1991, 05/01/1992, 11/01/1992, 09/01/1993, 02/01/1994 (Emer.), 04/15/1994, 12/01/1995 (Emer.), 02/19/1996, 07/01/1996 (Emer.), 09/29/1996, 10/01/1997 (Emer.), 12/01/1997 (Emer.), 01/08/1998, 01/06/2003, 01/20/2003, 12/29/2006(Emer.), 12/31/2006, 01/08/2007, 01/01/2008, 10/01/2008 (Emer.), 12/18/2008, 02/01/2012, 10/01/2013, 10/01/2014, 07/01/2017, 11/01/2019, 11/18/2021, 06/16/2022, 10/01/2023