Payment Rates 623-05-20-25

(Revised 7/1/2023 ML #3736)

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The department reviews the family foster care daily rates annually, based on legislative action. The standard family foster care maintenance rate includes the cost of (and the cost of providing) food, standard clothing items, 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. Maintenance rates effective July 1, 2023:

ND Child Age	Daily Rate	Avg. Monthly	Embedded Clothing & Incidentals
0 - 4	$ 28	$ 840	$ 60
5 - 12	$ 32	$ 960	$ 70
13+	$ 35	$ 1,050	$ 80

 

Note: The “monthly” rate is provided for your reference. The child’s foster care reimbursement is paid at a daily rate, specific to the actual number of days in the service month. Reminder the clothing and incidentals are embedded into the rate to secure basic clothing upgrades and personal incidentals for the child throughout the month. Irregular payments are not included on this chart and continue to be permitted with pre-approval, not to exceed the annual maximums notes in policy manual 623-05.