SECTION 330:50-39-5. OHFA's handling of allegations of possible abuse and fraud

(a)   OHFA staff will encourage all participating families to report suspected abuse to the Investigator. All such referrals, as well as referrals from community members and other agencies, will be thoroughly documented and placed in the participant's file. All allegations, complaints and tips will be carefully evaluated in order to determine if they warrant follow-up. OHFA will not follow up on allegations which are vague or otherwise non-specific. They will only review allegations which contain one or more independently verifiable facts.

(b)   An internal file review will be conducted to determine if the subject of the allegation is a client of OHFA and, if so, to determine whether or not the information reported has been previously disclosed by the family. It will then be determined if OHFA is the most appropriate authority to do a follow-up (more so than police or social services). Any file documentation of past behavior as well as corroborating complaints will be evaluated.

(c)   If at the conclusion of the preliminary file review there is/are fact(s) contained in the allegation which conflict with file data, and the fact(s) are independently verifiable, the Investigator will initiate an investigation to determine if the allegation is true or false.

[Source: Added at 16 Ok Reg 2905, eff 7-12-99]