Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 479 - CHILD WELFARE PAYMENTS
Chapter 1 - MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS AND GUARDIANSHIP ACCOUNTS
Section 479-1-006 - PREGNANT OR PARENTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
Universal Citation: 479 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 1 ยง 006
Current through September 17, 2024
006.01 PREGNANT OR PARENTING CHILD. A child in the custody of the Department who is pregnant or parenting is eligible for funding as set forth in this section.
006.01(A)
FOSTER
CARE. When the Minor Parent is in Foster Care, the provisions of
this subsection apply.
006.01(A)(i)
PREGNANT CHILD. A pregnant Child who is in Foster
Care, is eligible for a foster care maintenance payment that includes the costs
of care for her baby during the third trimester of the pregnancy when the
pregnant Child provides the Department with documentation verifying the baby's
expected delivery date. The amount paid to cover the costs of a care for the
baby will be equivalent to the amount paid to a pregnant parent through the
Department's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.
006.01(A)(ii)
MINOR
PARENT. A Minor Parent who is in Foster Care is eligible for a
foster care maintenance payment that includes the costs of care for his or her
Child when the following criteria are met:
(a)
The Minor Parent's child is residing with the Minor Parent;
(b) The Minor Parent's child is not in the
custody of the Department; and
(c)
The Department is provided documentation verifying that the Minor Parent is the
mother or father of the child.
006.01(A)(ii)(1)
ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA FOR FATHER. When the Minor Parent is the father of the
Child, the Department must be provided with documentation verifying that the
paternity of the Child has been established by either: operation of law due to
an individual's marriage to the mother at the time of conception, birth, or at
any time during the period between conception and birth of the Child; by
operation of law pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
43-1409; or by order of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
006.01(A)(iii)
PAYMENT. The amount paid to cover the costs of care
for the Minor Parent's Child will be equivalent to the amount that would be
paid to the Minor Parent, if eligible, through the Department's Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families program. The additional foster care maintenance
payment amount may be paid directly to the Minor Parent. Foster care
maintenance payments under this section will be issued the month following each
month of eligibility.
006.01(B)
INDEPENDENT
LIVING. When the Minor Parent is in an Independent Living setting,
the Minor Parent is not eligible for a foster care maintenance payment for the
costs of care for his or her Child.
006.01(C)
BRIDGE TO
INDEPENDENCE. When the Young Adult is participating in the Bridge
to Independence program, the provisions of this subsection apply.
006.01(C)(i)
PREGNANT YOUNG
ADULT. A pregnant Young Adult who is participating in the Bridge
to Independence program, is eligible for a foster care maintenance payment that
includes the costs of care for her baby during the third trimester of the
pregnancy when the pregnant Young Adult provides the Department with
documentation verifying the baby's expected delivery date. The amount paid to
cover the costs of a care for the baby will be equivalent to the amount paid to
a pregnant parent through the Department's Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families program.
006.01(C)(ii)
YOUNG ADULT. A Young Adult who is participating in the
Bridge to Independence program is eligible for a foster care maintenance
payment that includes the costs of care for his or her Child when the following
criteria are met:
(a) The Young Adult's Child
is residing with the Young Adult;
(b) The Young Adult's Child is not in the
custody of the Department; and
(c)
The Department is provided documentation verifying that the Young Adult is the
mother or father of the Child.
006.01(C)(ii)(1)
ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA FOR FATHER. When the Young Adult is the father of the
Child, the Department must be provided with documentation verifying that the
paternity of the Child has been established by either: operation of law due to
an individual's marriage to the mother at the time of conception, birth, or at
any time during the period between conception and birth of the Child; by
operation of law pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
43-1409; or by order of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
006.01(C)(iii)
PAYMENT. The amount paid to cover the costs of care
for the Young Adult's Child will be equivalent to the amount that would be paid
to the Young Adult, if eligible, through the Department's Temporary Assistance
to Needy Families program. The additional foster care maintenance payment
amount may be paid directly to the Young Adult.
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