When a child is placed with a relative who is already licensed or certified as a Foster family Agency (FFA) home, how is the payment determined?
A. If the home is a licensed foster home, you must inform eligibility that the child is a relative and they will make the Title IV-E payment determination based on the relationship and the foster family home rate based on the child’s age. Approval is not necessary because the caregiver is already a (licensed) foster family home. If the home is a FFA certified home, but you are making a relative placement directly into that home, the payment to the caregiver is based on the relative relationship and approval of the home; the payment amount would be the foster family home rate based on the child’s age. The approval process must be completed before the payment can be made. If the home is a FFA certified and you are making a placement with FFA because the child requires that level of care, and the selected FFA home also happens to be a relative, the payment would be the FFA payment rate because you are making the placement to the FFA, not directly to the home. For additional clarification,
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