Ohio Code § 3121.898

§ 3121.898.

The department of job and family services shall use the new hire reports it receives

for any of the following purposes set forth in 42 U.S.C. 653a , as amended, including: (A) To locate individuals for the purposes of establishing paternity and for establishing,

modifying, and enforcing child support orders. (B) As used in this division, “ state agency ” means every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body

established by the constitution or laws of this state for the exercise of state government;

 every entity of county government that is subject to the rules of a state agency;

 and every contractual agent of a state agency. To make available to any state agency responsible for administering any of the following

programs for purposes of verifying program eligibility: (1) Any Title IV-A program as defined in section 5101.80 of the Revised Code ; (2) The medicaid program; (3) The unemployment compensation program authorized by Chapter 4141. of the Revised

Code; (4) The supplemental nutrition assistance program authorized by section 5101.54 of the Revised Code ; (5) Any other program authorized in 42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(b) , as amended. (C) The administration of the employment security program under the director of job and

family services.