Division of Juvenile Services (DJS) Foster Care Payments 623-05-15-75

(Revised 5/1/10 ML #3220)

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The DJS representative should make every effort to get the parents involved in the payment process. This includes getting the parents to complete the application for assistance and any other procedures that must be fulfilled to determine the child's eligibility for foster care payments. If the parents cannot be involved in this process for whatever reason, the DJS representative is responsible for completing the Application for Assistance on behalf of the foster child(ren).

 

In order that the foster care payment is issued correctly and on time, the DJS representative will notify the county Eligibility Worker promptly by use of the Placement Notification form the date that the youth enters foster care and when the youth leaves such care.  

 

Children who are removed from their home and initially placed in the Youth Correctional Center (YCC), or non-foster care arrangement, are not to be entered into FRAME. If at a later point the child enters a paid foster care placement, the case should then be entered into FRAME. Accordingly, a case plan is required within 30 days from the date the child is placed in a paid foster care placement and all foster care requirements must be met.

 

Children who are subsequently moved to YCC, or to a non-foster care arrangement, and who are expected to return to a foster care setting should continue to be open in FRAME and included in the AFCARS reporting population. The child’s move should be reported as a placement change and recorded as an institutional foster care setting. If, however, DJS does not expect the child to return to a foster care setting, the child may be closed in FRAME as of the date the child left the foster care situation and a reason for discharge should be entered.

 

It is hoped that all the agencies involved in this process will cooperate to the best of their ability in order to have procedures completed as quickly as possible so that the child's needs can be met.