Separate Licensing or Approval Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2023-09-28 · Effective 2023-11-27 · 88 FR 66700
Document
Document number
2023-21081
Federal Register citation
88 FR 66700
CFR reference
45 CFR 1355
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2023-09-28
Effective date
2023-11-27
Abstract
This rule finalizes revisions to the definition of "foster family home" proposed on February 14, 2023 (here after referred to as the February 2023 NPRM). Title IV-E agencies may choose to claim title IV-E federal financial participation (FFP) for the cost of foster care maintenance payments (FCMP) on behalf of an otherwise eligible child who is placed in a relative or kinship licensed or approved foster family home when the agency uses different licensing or approval standards for relative or kinship foster family homes and non-relative/ non-kinship foster family homes. In addition, the final rule requires title IV-E agencies to periodically review the amount of FCMPs to also ensure that the agency provides a licensed or approved relative or kinship foster family home the same amount of FCMP that would have been made if the child was placed in a non-related/non-kinship foster family home.