Recoupment of Foster Care Overpayments 623-05-20-20

(Revised 8/15/06 ML #3025)

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The CCWIPS payment system has the ability to recoup overpayments from family and residential foster care providers for amounts due the Department. The system has the ability (state office functionality only) to automatically subtract any debits (such as the overpayment) to that provider for any foster child, and issues the check to the provider for the difference.

 

The procedure for overpayment recoupment is as follows:

1. Overpayments made to family foster homes are recouped on the CCWIPS system in the month following the month the overpayment is set up, assuming that any foster child is residing in the home and/or a payment is being made to that family foster home. This direct recoupment is a state office function only.
2. If no payment is due the foster home in the month following the month the overpayment is set up, the county collects the overpayment from the foster home and send the overpayment remittance to Fiscal Administration in the same manner as in the past.