Child Welfare Policy Manual Updates!

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Cumulative Change History of Questions & Answers

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• 8.2B.4 TITLE IV-E, Adoption Assistance Program, Eligibility, Deceased adoptive parents/dissolved adoptions
• 3. A child is adopted by two parents, but only one parent signs the adoption assistance agreement. May the child continue to receive title IV-E adoption assistance payments if the parent who signed the adoption assistance agreement later dies? (March 18, 2013)
  
  

• 8.2D TITLE IV-E, Adoption Assistance Program, Payments
• 1. May a title IV-E agency make title IV-E adoption assistance payments directly to a youth age 18 or older? (May 13, 2013)
  
  
• 2. Must a title IV-E agency discontinue title IV-E adoption assistance payments provided per 475(8)(B) of the Act for a youth who is age 18 or older if the title IV-E agency determines that the youth is no longer meeting the education or employment criteria or is no longer incapable of meeting any of these criteria due to a medical condition, as elected by the title IV-E agency? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

• 8.3A TITLE IV-E, Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program, Eligibility
• 4. May a youth age 18 or older who is married or enlisted in the military be eligible for title IV-E foster care? (May 13, 2013)
  
  
• 5. May a title IV-E agency require a youth age 18 or older to have been in foster care in the State or Tribe prior to turning age 18 in order to receive title IV-E foster care at age 18 or older under section 475(8)(B)? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

• 8.3A.3 TITLE IV-E, Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program, Eligibility, Biological parents
• 3. May a title IV-E agency consider a youth age 18 or older who is residing in the same home as his/her parent or guardian to be in an allowable title IV-E supervised independent living setting if paired with title IV-E agency supervision? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

• 8.3A.8d TITLE IV-E, Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program, Eligibility, Facilities requirements, supervised independent living
• 1. May a title IV-E agency consider a youth age 18 or older who is residing in the same home as his/her parent or guardian to be in an allowable title IV-E supervised independent living setting if paired with title IV-E agency supervision? (May 13, 2013)
  
  
• 2. May a title IV-E agency consider a youth age 18 or older who is residing in a substance abuse, mental health or other adult residential treatment facility to be in a supervised independent living setting for title IV-E purposes? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

• 8.3B TITLE IV-E, Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program, Payments
• 8. Must a title IV-E agency discontinue title IV-E foster care maintenance payments provided per section 475(8)(B) of the Act for a youth who is age 18 or older if the title IV-E agency determines that the youth is no longer meeting the education or employment criteria, or is no longer incapable of meeting any of these criteria due to a medical condition, as elected by the title IV-E agency? (May 13, 2013)
  
  
• 9. May a title IV-E agency make title IV-E foster care maintenance payments directly to a youth age 18 or older who is in a supervised independent living setting under agency supervision? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

• 8.4A TITLE IV-E, General Title IV-E Requirements, AFDC Eligibility
• 25. If a youth age 18 or older entering foster care is married, how is AFDC eligibility determined? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

• 8.5C Guardianship Assistance Program, Payments
• 4. May a title IV-E agency make a title IV-E guardianship assistance payment directly to a youth age 18 or older? (May 13, 2013)
  
  
• 5. Must a title IV-E agency discontinue title IV-E guardianship assistance payments provided per section 475(8)(B) of the Act for a youth age 18 or older if the title IV-E agency determines that the youth is no longer meeting the education or employment criteria or is no longer incapable of meeting any of these criteria due to a medical condition, as elected by the title IV-E agency? (May 13, 2013)
  
  

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