Ohio § 3701.024

§ 3701.024.

(A)(1) Under a procedure established in rules adopted under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code , the department of health shall determine the amount each county shall provide annually

for the program for children and youth with special health care needs, based on a

proportion of the county's total general property tax duplicate, not to exceed one-tenth

of a mill, and charge the county for any part of expenses incurred under the program

for treatment services on behalf of children and youth with special health care needs

having legal settlement in the county that is not paid from federal funds or through

the medicaid program.  The department shall not charge the county for expenses exceeding the difference

between the amount determined under division (A)(1) of this section and any amounts

retained under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section. All amounts collected by the department under division (A)(1) of this section shall

be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the children and youth with

special health care needs-county assessment fund, which is hereby created.  The fund shall be used by the department to comply with sections 3701.021 to 3701.028 of the Revised Code . (2) The department, in accordance with rules adopted under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code , may allow each county to retain up to ten per cent of the amount determined under

division (A)(1) of this section to provide funds to city or general health districts

of the county with which the districts shall provide service coordination, public

health nursing, or transportation services for children and youth with special health

care needs. (3) In addition to any amount retained under division (A)(2) of this section, the department,

in accordance with rules adopted under section 3701.021 of the Revised Code , may allow counties that it determines have significant numbers of potentially eligible

children and youth with special health care needs to retain an amount equal to the

difference between: (a) Twenty-five per cent of the amount determined under division (A)(1) of this section; (b) Any amount retained under division (A)(2) of this section. Counties shall use amounts retained under division (A)(3) of this section to provide

funds to city or general health districts of the county with which the districts shall

conduct outreach activities to increase participation in the program for children

and youth with special health care needs. (4) Prior to any increase in the millage charged to a county, the director of health

shall hold a public hearing on the proposed increase and shall give notice of the

hearing to each board of county commissioners that would be affected by the increase

at least thirty days prior to the date set for the hearing.  Any county commissioner may appear and give testimony at the hearing.  Any increase in the millage any county is required to provide for the program for

children and youth with special health care needs shall be determined, and notice

of the amount of the increase shall be provided to each affected board of county commissioners,

no later than the first day of June of the fiscal year next preceding the fiscal year

in which the increase will take effect. (B) Each board of county commissioners shall establish a children and youth with special

health care needs fund and shall appropriate thereto an amount, determined in accordance

with division (A)(1) of this section, for the county's share in providing medical,

surgical, and other aid to children and youth with special health care needs residing

in such county and for the purposes specified in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this

section.  Each county shall use money retained under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section

only for the purposes specified in those divisions.