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 700.345 - Eligibility for Foster Care Recipients Placed Out of State or Placed in Texas from Other States
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) When a Title IV-E foster care assistance recipient is placed out of state, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) continues to make foster care maintenance payments; but the receiving state becomes responsible for the Medicaid benefits. DFPS furnishes the receiving state with Title IV-E eligibility information for payment of Medicaid benefits.
(b) When a state-paid or medical-assistance-only foster care recipient is placed out of state, DFPS continues to provide both Medicaid benefits and foster care maintenance payments, as applicable.
(c) When a Title IV-E foster care assistance recipient is placed in Texas from another state, the sending state continues to make Title IV-E foster care maintenance payments, but DFPS provides the Medicaid coverage. The sending state furnishes DFPS with Title IV-E eligibility information for payment of Medicaid benefits.
