5111.98 Powers of director regarding Medicare Prescription Act of 2003. - Ohio Statutes

5111.98 Powers of director regarding Medicare Prescription Act of 2003.

(A) The director of job and family services may do all of the following as necessary for the department of job and family services to fulfill the duties it has, as the single state agency for the medicaid program, under the “Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003” Pub. L. No. 108-173 , 117 Stat. 2066:

(1) Adopt rules;

(2) Assign duties to county departments of job and family services;

(3) Make payments to the United States department of health and human services from appropriations made to the department of job and family services for this purpose.

(B) Rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section shall be adopted as follows:

(1) If the rules concern the department’s duties regarding service providers, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code;

(2) If the rules concern the department’s duties concerning individuals’ eligibility for services, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code;

(3) If the rules concern the department’s duties concerning financial and operational matters between the department and county departments of job and family services, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code as if the rules were internal management rules.

Effective Date: 06-30-2005