Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter J - ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR RELATIVES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS
Division 1 - RELATIVE AND OTHER DESIGNATED CAREGIVER PROGRAM
Section 700.1009 - How do caregivers receive the annual reimbursement?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 700.1009
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Caregivers meeting the eligibility requirements specified in § 700.1003 of this title (relating to What are the eligibility requirements for caregiver assistance?) are eligible only if:
(1) the
household income of the caregiver does not exceed 300% of poverty, as
determined by federal poverty guidelines;
(2) the caregiver is awarded permanent
managing conservatorship after September 1, 2017, for children that were
previously in the conservatorship of DFPS; and
(3) the caregiver continues to comply with
the signed caregiver assistance agreement.
(b) The annual reimbursement may not exceed $500 per child for DFPS approved child-related expenses.
(c) The annual reimbursement applies only to expenses incurred while the child is in the caregiver's care.
(d) The caregiver may receive the annual reimbursement until the earlier of:
(1) three
years following the award of permanent managing conservatorship of the child,
or
(2) the child's 18th
birthday.
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