NA/NR Match Symbol 623-05-15-100

(Revised 4/20/20 ML #3579)

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The NA, Native American Title IV-E reimbursable, and NR, Native American Title IV-E non-reimbursable, match symbols are limited to IV-E eligible children for whom the Tribe has court ordered custody and/or placement and care authority. Currently, there are ten counties of financial responsibility as noted in Policy Manual Chapter 447-10 with the authority to authorize payments for NA and NR cases.

 

The "NR" code should only be used in cases when there is a secondary placement of an "NA" eligible foster care case.

 

A child under tribal custody coded “NA” will lose reimbursability in any month they are in receipt of Social Security Disability (SSI). The tribe becomes financially responsible for the case. If at any point the child is no longer SSI eligible or the SSI payment is suspended, the placement will become reimbursable starting the first day of the month in which there is no SSI payment distributed.

 

Tribal Cases ~ Age 18

1. A child under tribal custody who is coded Native American Federal Match “NA” will lose Title IV-E eligibility when s/he turns 18 years of age and will not graduate prior to age 19. The case must be closed as of the last day of the month in which s/he turns 18, so long as the tribe retains custody of the child and the child does not enter the 18+ Continued Care program. At this point, the tribe becomes financially responsible for the case.
   
   
2. If a Title IV-E tribal youth ages out of North Dakota foster care, he/she is eligible to remain in or return to or apply for the 18+ Continued Foster Care program. Tribal children eligible for 18+ will remain eligible under the “NA” match symbol.