Ohio Code § 3701.033

§ 3701.033.

(A) This section establishes the order of priority to be followed by the department of

health when distributing funds for the purpose of providing family planning services,

including funds the department receives through the “Maternal and Child Health Block

Grant,” Title V of the “Social Security Act,” 95 Stat. 818 (1981), 42 U.S.C. 701 , as amended, and funds the department receives through Title X of the “Public Health

Service Act,” 84 Stat. 1504 (1970), 42 U.S.C. 300a , as amended.  This section does not apply to grants awarded by the department under section 3701.046 of the Revised Code . (B) With respect to each period during which funds from a particular source are distributed

for the purpose of providing family planning services, the department is subject to

both of the following when distributing the funds to applicants seeking those funds: (1) Foremost priority shall be given to public entities that are operated by state or

local government entities and that provide or are able to provide family planning

services. (2) If any funds remain after the department distributes funds to public entities under

division (B)(1) of this section, the department may distribute funds to nonpublic

entities.  If funds are distributed to nonpublic entities, the department shall distribute

the funds in the following order of descending priority: (a) Nonpublic entities that are federally qualified health centers or federally qualified

health center look-alikes, both as defined in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code , or community action agencies, as defined in section 5101.311 of the Revised Code ; (b) Nonpublic entities that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care services

in addition to family planning services; (c) Nonpublic entities that provide family planning services, but do not provide comprehensive

primary and preventive care services.