Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter C - ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Section 700.315 - Foster Care Assistance
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) There are three types of foster care assistance provided to eligible children:
(b) The Title IV-E foster care assistance program provides foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children who meet the requirements contained in § 700.316 of this title (relating to General Eligibility Requirements for Foster Care Assistance) and who meet all eligibility requirements for payment of Title IV-E foster care maintenance payments under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.
(c) The state-paid foster care assistance program provides foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children who meet the requirements contained in § 700.316 of this title but are not eligible for Title IV-E foster care assistance.
(d) MAO provides Medicaid benefits to children who meet the requirements contained in § 700.316(b) of this title but are not otherwise eligible for Title IV-E or state-paid foster care assistance.
(e) Other financial resources to which a child is entitled must be used before any type of foster care assistance is used to pay for the cost of a child's foster care, as provided in § 700.330 of this title (relating to Billing and Payment for Foster Care Assistance).
