How should cases be coded to be properly identified as a candidate for foster care?
Answer 3: Preventive cases that are at risk for foster care should be encoded with a direct service type of mandated preventive (25). Preventive cases not at risk of foster care should use a direct service type of non-mandated preventive (26). Protective cases at risk of foster care should be encoded with a direct service type of 17 and 25. Protective cases not at risk of foster care should be encoded as 17 without a value of 25. Question 4: May Federal Financial Participation (FFP) be claimed for the administrative costs associated with foster care candidates even for children who never enter foster care? Answer 4: Yes. Federal financial participation for administrative costs listed at 45 CFR l356.60(c) may be claimed regardless of whether the child is actually placed in foster care and becomes a recipient of Title IV-E foster care benefits. However, reimbursement is limited to those individuals the State reasonably views as candidates for foster care maintenance payments consistent w
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