Ohio Code 5162.40 – Retaining or collecting percentage of federal financial participation
(A) If a state agency or political subdivision administers one or more components of the medicaid program or administers one or more aspects of such a component, the department of medicaid may retain or collect not more than ten per cent of the federal financial participation the state agency or political subdivision obtains through an approved, administrative claim regarding the component or aspect of the component. If the department retains or collects a percentage of such federal financial participation, the percentage the department retains or collects shall be specified in a contract the department enters into with the state agency or political subdivision under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5162.40
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Political subdivision: means a municipal corporation, township, county, school district, or other body corporate and politic responsible for governmental activities only in a geographical area smaller than that of the state. See Ohio Code 5162.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- State agency: means every organized body, office, or agency, other than the department of medicaid, established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any function of state government. See Ohio Code 5162.01
(B) All amounts the department retains or collects under this section shall be deposited into the health care/medicaid support and recoveries fund created under section 5162.52 of the Revised Code.