(A) Quarterly, the department of job and family services shall compile a report on public assistance programs in this state, including the following information:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5101.98

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) Regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the number of:

(a) Accounts with high balances, as determined by the department;

(b) Out-of-state transactions;

(c) Transactions when the final amount processed was a whole dollar amount without additional cents.

(2) Regarding public assistance programs in this state, including medicaid, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, temporary assistance for needy families, or cash assistance, the number of:

(a) Payments made in error, and the dollar amount of those payments;

(b) Work requirement exemptions issued;

(c) Confirmed cases of intentional program violation and fraud.

(B) The department shall submit the report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall distribute the report to the chairs of any legislative committee with jurisdiction over public assistance.

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