Section 5101:4-9-05 - SNAP E & T progress monitoringThe supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training (E & T) program has limited funding and therefore, it is critical that SNAP E & T enrolled participants have clear and achievable goals designed to ensure they are advancing through the SNAP E & T program and into sustained self-sufficiency. This rule describes the ongoing process E & T case managers are to use when determining if a SNAP E & T enrolled participant is making satisfactory progress in the SNAP E & T program and the actions to be taken when satisfactory progress has not been made.
(A) What is ongoing progress monitoring? Progress monitoring is the responsibility of the E & T case manager and includes an ongoing evaluation of:
(1) The SNAP E & T enrolled participant's employment goals, needs, barriers and strengths;(2) Whether the individual is achieving the goals and milestones contained in the SNAP E & T employability plan;(3) Information gained (if any) from conversations with the SNAP E & T enrolled participant through case management services offered in accordance with rule 5101:4-9-04 of the Administrative Code; and(4) Reports from SNAP E & T providers to accurately gauge a participant's level of engagement and progress in the SNAP E & T program.(B) What is satisfactory progress? Satisfactory progress in the SNAP E & T program means a SNAP E & T enrolled participant is:
(1) Actively achieving goals and milestones detailed in their employability plan;(2) Engaged in the SNAP E & T program; and(3) In good standing and making expected progress as determined by the provider of the SNAP E & T services. For purposes of this rule, "provider" includes a county agency who is providing a SNAP E & T component.(C) What are a SNAP E & T case manager's responsibilities for assisting a SNAP E & T enrolled participant in making satisfactory progress in the SNAP E & T program? The E & T case manager is to:
(1) Conduct ongoing progress monitoring; and(2) Make adjustments as necessary to the SNAP E & T enrolled participant's employability plan regarding: (a) Employment goals, needs, barriers and strengths;(b) Supportive services; and(c) Goals and milestones.(D) What are the consequences of not making satisfactory progress in the SNAP E & T program? Only after an E & T case manager has exercised due diligence in carrying out the responsibilities described in paragraph (C) of this rule:
(1) Within ten days of an E & T case manager determining that a SNAP E & T enrolled participant is not making satisfactory progress in the SNAP E & T program, the E & T case manager is to follow the disenrollment process described in rule 5101:4-9-06 of the Administrative Code.(2) There is no loss of SNAP eligibility or change in benefit amount as a consequence of failing to make satisfactory progress and the determination is not an adverse action subject to rule 5101:6-2-04 of the Administrative Code. However, the E & T case manager is to inform the SNAP E & T enrolled participant that they are not making satisfactory progress by any reasonable means (letter, phone call, email, etc.). Replaces: 5101:4-3-29
Ohio Admin. Code 5101:4-9-05
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, 12/31/2006, 01/01/2008, 02/01/2012, 10/01/2013, 10/01/2014, 07/01/2017, 11/18/2021, 06/16/2022, 10/01/2023