Payment Rates 623-05-20-25

(Revised 7/15/14 ML #3411)

View Archives

PI 15-11

 

 

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, 2014, is as follows:

 

AGE	BASIC RATE	CLOTHING AND  INCIDENTALS	COMPUTED  MONTHLY
0 - 4 Years	$702.74	$50.00	$752.74
5 - 12 Years	$802.90	$60.00	$862.90
13+	$876.66	$70.00	$946.66

 

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

 

AGE	COMPUTED MONTHLY	PAID DAILY
0 - 4 Years	$752.74	$24.75
5- 12 Years	$862.90	$28.37
13+	$946.66	$31.12

 

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.