Charts - Irregular Payments 623-05-25-10

(Revised 8/15/06 ML #3025)

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PI 17-11

PI 17-15 Attachment A

PI 17-15 Attachment B

 

Chart A

The chart entitled “Categories & Codes – Irregular Maintenance Payments – Family Foster Care” outlines the categories, ages, and expenditure limits, and the approval process. Note that several categories are without expenditure limit, such as child care for foster child. This is due to factors which make setting expenditure limits for certain categories unrealistic. The custodian and others involved must base expenditure approvals on prevailing rates and other factors. This is merely an example, the same holds true for transportation, and some other categories.

 

Chart B

The chart entitled “Categories and Codes – Family Foster Care – Irregular Payments – Summary & Examples of Allowable and Non Allowable” provides the categories and a brief summary of what is allowable as irregular maintenance and what is not.

 

Group & Residential Care – Irregular Payments:

The irregular payment policy has very limited application for group and residential care, as rates for those facilities are governed by N.D.A.C. Section 75-03-15.

 

Please refer to the following:

 

Chart C

“Categories and Codes – Group & Residential, Irregular Maintenance Payments.”

 

Chart D

“Categories and Codes – Group & Residential Irregular Payment Policy, Examples of Allowable & Non-Allowable Expenditures.”

 

In all instances, the payment must be appropriate, within foster care guidelines, and be approved through Child and Family Team meetings and the regional supervisor.

 

The CCWIPS system has edits to alert you to an inappropriate irregular payment for a residential facility.

 

CFS plans a regular on-going audit sample to identify any problems or issues with the revised irregular payment system.

 

For technical assistance related to the CCWIPS payment system, please call the Help Line at 1-800-429-8829.