18+ Continued Care Secondary Placements 623-05-20-33

(NEW 11/1/19 ML #3566)

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Secondary placements from one primary foster care provider to another, such as pre-placement visits in a family home, are not allowed in 18+

Continued Care. Payments are limited to the primary foster care provider only, as the 18+ Continued Foster Care Agreement (SFN 60) does not include any placement resource other than the primary foster care provider. If an 18+ child must be hospitalized and the primary foster care provider agrees to remain engaged with the case and continues to offer support to the foster child during that time, the primary foster care provider is entitled to reimbursement. An 18+ child that require hospitalization beyond 14 days will require the foster care case manager to staff options with the central office. **The data management system does not allow for a secondary placement to be entered for 18+ cases.

 

Additional 18+ Policy: 18+ eligibility policy can be found in 447-10 and 18+ maintenance payment policy can be found in 624-05.