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Section 14000: Foster Care Assistance, Permanency Care Assistance, and Adoption Assistance
14000 Foster Care Assistance, Permanency Care Assistance, and Adoption Assistance
14110 Eligibility and Benefits for Children in DFPS Conservatorship
14111 Role of the Foster Care Eligibility Specialist
14111.1 Consistency with Income and Resources Information
14111.2 Unknown Family Income on the Foster Care Assistance Application
14113 Annual Review of Eligibility
14114 Notifications to SSA and Use of the Wire Third Party Query System
14120 Obtaining Certified Birth Certificates and Birth Records Screenshots
14131 General Foster Care Assistance Eligibility Requirements
14131.1 General Eligibility Requirements for Title IV-E and State-Paid Foster Care
14131.11 Responsibility for Placement and Care
14131.12 Age 14131.13 Placement Facility
14131.13 Social Security Number
14131.14 Young Adults and Guardianship
14131.2 General Eligibility Requirements for MAO Foster Care
14132 Additional Eligibility Requirements for Title IV-E Foster Care
14132.1 Judicial Determinations
14132.2 Citizenship or Immigration Status
14132.3 Social Security Number
14132.4 Valid Removal from the Home
14132.5 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Requirements
14132.6 Child Care Institution (CCI) Placements
14133 Requirements When Title IV-E Children Are in a Non-Title IV-E Placement
14133.1 Trial Home Visits or Monitored Returns
14133.2 Placements Outside the Scope of Foster Care
14134 Additional Eligibility Requirements for State-Paid Foster Care
14135 Medical Coverage for Children in Foster Care
14135.1 Medicaid Eligibility Types
14135.2 Medical Assistance Only (MAO) Auto-Eligibility
14135.3 MAO Coverage for Children Placed in Kinship, Relative, or Own Home Placement
14135.4 MAO Coverage for Children in Adoptive Placements
14135.5 MAO Coverage for Children in Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Placements
14136 Eligibility in Medical Facilities Before Placement
14137 Foster Care Payments during Absences from Foster Care Placements
14138 Medicaid Benefits for Foster Care Children Placed in Texas from Other States
14139 Medicaid Benefits for Foster Care Children Placed Out of State
14141 Extended Foster Care Assistance
14150 Recoupment of Foster Care Maintenance Overpayment and Billing Coordinator Role
14151 Manual Recoupment Process
14152 Notifying Providers of Recoupment that Exceeds 50 Percent of Next Payment
14152.1 Extreme Hardship and Repayment Plans
14153 When Not to Initiate Recoupment Procedures
14160 Managing Children’s Funds
14162 Closing Children’s Income Accounts
14162.1 Children with a Dedicated Account and a Legal Status of Resp Terminated
14163 Checks Payable to Young Adult in DFPS Care
14163.1 New Benefit Award from SSA
14163.2 Income When Child Is in Paid Substitute Care
14164 Annual Reconciliation for Each Child
14165 Distribution of Child Support Funds When the Child Is in DFPS Conservatorship
14170 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children in Foster Care
14171 Effect of SSI Eligibility on Title IV-E Foster Care
14171.1 Receiving SSI or Title IV-E Benefits
14171.2 Changes that Affect Claiming SSI or Title IV-E Benefits
14172 Effect of SSI Eligibility on State-Paid Foster Care
14173 Effect of SSI Eligibility on MAO Foster Care
14174 SSI Applications for Youth Aging Out of Care
14175 Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Placement
14175.1 SSI Coordinator and Foster Care Eligibility Specialist Responsibilities
14175.11 If the Child’s SSI Benefits are Active
14175.12 If the Child’s SSI Benefits Are Suspended by SSA
14175.13 Child Never Had SSI Benefits or SSA Denies Benefits after Suspension
14175.2 Medical Assistance Only (MAO) Eligibility in HCS Placements
14176 Child-Specific Contract Placements
14177 Establishing a Dedicated Account Using a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Lump Sum
14178 Third-Party Resources for Medical Care Services
14178.1 Reporting Third-Party Payers
14180 Managing a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or RSDI Lump Sum
14181 Managing SSI and RSDI Lump Sums
14181.1 Approvals for Lump Sum Expenditures
14182 Use and Conservation of SSI and RSDI Lump Sums for Children Receiving SSI
14182.1 Consider the Appropriate Needs of the Child
14182.11 Expenditure Request Form
14182.2 Maintain Funds in a Savings Account
14182.3 Determine If There Will Be Excess Funds
14183 Child Receiving SSI Not in Paid DFPS Care
14184 How Monthly Payments are Distributed
14184.1 Child is in an Adoptive Placement
14184.11 Child is Eligible for Adoption Assistance Payments and Receives SSI
14184.2 Child Returns to Parents
14184.3 Child is No Longer in DFPS Conservatorship
14185 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Reports
14185.2 SSI Report for 17 Year Olds in Foster Care
14200 Permanency Care Assistance (PCA)
14211 Determining PCA Eligibility
14211.1 Steps for the Regional Eligibility Assistance Units
14211.2 Eligibility Units’ Ongoing PCA Responsibilities
14211.3 Determining Which Region Maintains a Case Involving PCA
14212 Negotiating Permanency Care and Deferred Agreements
14212.1 Role of the Negotiator in Determining PCA
14212.2 Other Considerations When Negotiating for PCA
14212.3 Explaining Education Requirements When Negotiating for PCA
14212.4 Explaining PCA Successor Benefits
14212.5 Negotiating Deferred Agreements for PCA
14213 Providing Medical Assistance to PCA Recipients
14213.1 Providing Medical Care to a Child Who Lives in Texas and Receives PCA
14213.2 Providing Medical Care to a Child Who Lives Out of State and Receives PCA
14220 A Change in the Circumstances of a PCA Recipient
14221 Benefits: PCA Recertification and Termination
14221.1 Recertification of PCA Eligibility
14221.2 Terminating PCA 14221.3 Recertification of Eligibility for Extended PCA
14222 Recouping a PCA Overpayment
14222.1 Standard Cases—Recouping PCA Overpayments in 30 Days
14222.2 Hardship Cases—Recouping PCA Payments in Any Dollar Amount
14223 Fair Hearings Regarding Decisions about PCA
14223.1 Duties of the Adoption Assistance Eligibility Specialist
14224 Enhanced Permanency Care Assistance
14224.1 Eligibility Specialist Approval Process
14224.2 DFPS State Office Approval Process
14224.3 Timing of Negotiation for Enhanced Permanency Care Assistance and Placement
14224.4 Authorization of Payments for Enhanced Permanency Care Assistance
14224.5 Denials of Enhanced Permanency Care Assistance
14300 Adoption Assistance Program
14311.1 General Eligibility Requirements
14311.2 Determining Whether a Child Has Special Needs
14311.4 Additional Eligibility Requirements for Monthly Payments and Medicaid Coverage
14311.5 Eligibility Requirements for State-Paid Adoption Assistance
14311.6 Determining Who Is an Applicable Child
14311.7 Eligibility Requirements for Extended Adoption Assistance
14311.8 Permanent Managing Conservatorship When Adoption Assistance Is Not Available
14312.1 Eligibility Requirements
14312.2 Case Record for Adoption Assistance
14312.3 International Adoptions
14313 Jurisdiction and Responsibility for Determining Eligibility and Activating Benefits
14313.1 Determining Which Children Are within DFPS Jurisdiction
14313.2 Determining Which Region Has Responsibility for a Case
14314 Program Notification, Application Process, and Responsibility for Cases
14314.1 Informing Families of the Adoption Assistance Program
14314.2 Application Process for Adoption Assistance
14314.3 Determination of Eligibility
14314.5 Commencement of Benefits
14314.6 Ongoing Responsibilities of Adoption Assistance Eligibility Units
14314.7 Reimbursement of Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses
14315 Negotiation of Adoption Assistance Agreements and Deferred Adoption Assistance Agreements
14315.1 Responsibilities of Negotiators for Adoption Assistance Agreement
14315.2 Ongoing Responsibilities of Negotiators
14315.3 Considerations during Negotiations
14315.4 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments and Adoption Assistance Payments
14315.5 Determining the Payment Ceiling for Adoption Assistance
14315.6 Education Requirements
14316 Deferred Adoption Assistance Agreements
14317 Changes in Circumstances and Periodic Certification of Continued Eligibility
14317.1 Recertification of Eligibility
14317.2 Adoptive Parents Die or Their Parental Rights Are Terminated
14318 Termination of Adoption Assistance and Recoupment of Overpayments
14318.1 Termination of Adoption Assistance Benefits
14318.2 Recoupment of Overpayments of Adoption Assistance
14318.21 Standard Cases—Recouping an Adoption Assistance Payment in 30 Days
14319 Fair Hearings about Adoption Assistance Determinations
14319.1 Appealing Determinations about Adoption Assistance
14319.2 Adoption Assistance Agreement Was Not Signed before the Adoption’s Consummation
14319.3 Responsibilities of the Adoption Assistance Eligibility Specialist and Negotiator
14320 Enhanced Adoption Assistance
14321 Proceeding with Adoptive Placements in a Timely Manner
14322 Approval Process for Enhanced Adoption Assistance
14322.1 Regional Approval Process
14322.2 State Office Approval Process
14322.3 Approvals and Notification to Family
14323 Timing of Negotiation for Enhanced Adoption Assistance and Placement
14324 Authorization of Payments for Enhanced Adoption Assistance
14325 Denials of Enhanced Adoption Assistance
14326 Deferred Agreements for Enhanced Adoption Assistance
14327 Appeals and Fair Hearings for Enhanced Adoption Assistance
14332 Procedures of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance
14333 Procedures for Children Eligible for Adoption Assistance Who Are Placed or Moved Out of Texas
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