Payment Rates 623-05-20-25

(Revised 11/15/12 ML #3354)

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The standard family foster care maintenance rate includes the cost of (and the cost of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, school supplies, a child’s personal incidentals, and liability insurance with respect to a child.  

 

The family foster care maintenance rate is computed by month and includes an amount for clothing and incidentals. The rate effective July 1, 2012, is as follows:

 

AGE	BASIC RATE	CLOTHING AND  INCIDENTALS	COMPUTED  MONTHLY
0 - 4 Years	$645.95	$50.00	$695.95
5 - 12 Years	$737.80	$60.00	$797.80
13+	$805.24	$70.00	$875.24

 

Payments are made using the daily rate times the number of days in care.

 

AGE	COMPUTED MONTHLY	PAID DAILY
0 - 4 Years	$695.95	$22.88
5- 12 Years	$797.80	$26.23
13+	$875.24	$28.78

 

To the above rates the county social service board may, on the basis of individualized need, add the cost of irregular items allowed in foster care maintenance.