Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 214 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
Chapter 10 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - General Administration and Management
Section 214-RICR-10-00-1.21 - Federal Benefits for Children in the Department's Care

A. The Department is the designated single-state agency entitled to submit claims for Title IV-E reimbursement in Rhode Island.

B. The Department is responsible to determine which children are eligible for Title IV-E reimbursement based on federal criteria and which costs meet the eligibility criteria for administering the Title IV-E program.

C. Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides assistance to state child welfare agencies rendering services to children in need of care. Under Title IV-E, the federal government shares the cost in caring for financially deprived children who are placed in substitute care. Title IV-E reimbursement covers payments made for foster care (both voluntary placements and court ordered placements), adoption subsidy, guardianship subsidy and administrative costs incurred in the process of placing and maintaining children in alternative, protective settings.

D. To ensure uninterrupted delivery of medical care, Department staff will secure the most appropriate medical coverage for the child within forty- eight (48) hours of the child entering placement.