Rule 3304-4-04 | Disciplinary infractions.
(A) An eligible individual shall have their funding suspended or be removed from the personal care assistance (PCA) program for the following disciplinary infractions:
(1) A determination by the Ohio department of taxation, the bureau of workers' compensation, the Ohio department of job and family services, or the internal revenue service of non-payment of employer costs required by federal/state law;
(2) Failure to submit W-2, 1099, or other pertinent tax documents to the appropriate authorities.
(3) Failure to pay an assistant for all services provided to the eligible individual for which they invoiced to OOD and/or failure to pay an assistant within two weeks after receipt of invoiced funds from OOD;
(4) Paying an assistant for services not rendered;
(5) Using any PCA program funds as personal income;
(6) Make, present, or use any information knowing it to be false and submitting it to OOD or to the local community rehabilitation program;
(7) Misrepresenting the need for PCA program funds to OOD or to the local community rehabilitation program during application or any other time thereafter;
(8) Not responding within a specified time frame to a request for information or for a home visit by a local community rehabilitation program and/or OOD;
(9) Failure to report permanent change of residency;
(10) Violation of any requirement contained in Chapter 3304-4 of the Administrative Code;
(11) Failure to complete the annual review within the specified time frames;
(12) Failure to complete a fiscal audit within the specified time frames;
(13) Failure to produce any documentation requested by the PCA program within the specified time frames;
(14) Patttern of missing deadlines for submitting reqired documentation to the PCA program;
(15) Failure to report changes in income status, employment status, job seeking status, or training status to the PCA program within ten business days from the change;
(16) Failure to comply PCA program rules, including individualized case decisions; and
(17) Receipt of more than one written notice from the PCA program over the course of the PCA program case for any of the above disciplinary infractions, or other suspicious activity.
(B) The eligible individual shall be notified in writing of any decision to suspend or remove the eligible individual from the PCA.
Last updated November 15, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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