Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 479 - CHILD WELFARE PAYMENTS
Chapter 1 - MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS AND GUARDIANSHIP ACCOUNTS
Section 479-1-004 - FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS

Universal Citation: 479 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 1 ยง 004

Current through September 17, 2024

Foster care maintenance payments paid by the Department are subject to the provisions in this section.

004.01 FOSTER FAMILY HOME. When a Child in the custody of the Department is placed in Foster Care in a foster family home as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1901, the foster care maintenance payment issued on behalf of the Child will be in the amount set by the Department's established rate determination tool. The tool will be completed in accordance with Department policy.

004.01(A) FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENT AMOUNT. Foster care maintenance payments are issued the month following the care provided.
004.01(A)(i) FIRST MONTH OF PLACEMENT. For the first month of placement, payment begins from the day of placement so long as the Child is a Department Ward. If the Child is not in the custody of the Department, a foster care maintenance payment will not be issued by the Department for those days.

004.01(A)(ii) LAST MONTH OF PLACEMENT. No foster care maintenance payment will be issued for the last day of the child's placement in the foster home.

004.01(B) FOSTER PARENT GRIEVANCE. A foster parent who disagrees with the foster maintenance rate that will be paid for a Child in his or her care may submit a written grievance to the Department. Grievances will be reviewed by the Director of the Division of Children and Family Services or his designee. The foster parent will receive a written response to the grievance.

004.02 OTHER OUT OF HOME PLACEMENTS. The Department may contract for Foster Care services that are provided outside of a foster family home setting.

004.03 PLACEMENT WITH PARENT OR STEPPARENT. When a Child in the custody of the Department is placed in the home of the child's parent or Stepparent, no foster care maintenance payment will be made by the Department to the child's parent or Stepparent. This provision applies even when parental rights have been terminated or relinquished.

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