Can the documentation from the Title IV-E foster care case be used to document common eligibility factors for adoption?
Answer 17: The documentation that supports the initial Title IV-E determination should always be retained, as you don’t know if the foster child will at some point become free for adoption. A second full AFDC determination must be made as of the date the adoption petition is filed. Question 18: Does a child’s alcoholism qualify as a “special need?” Answer 18: In order for a child’s alcoholism to satisfy the definition of “special needs”, the facts surrounding the child’s condition and treatment would have to satisfy the definition of a handicapped child a set forth in 18 NYCRR 421.24(a)(2).
Related Questions
- When a Title IV-E eligible foster child returns home on trial discharge, should the eligibility code be changed, although legal authority is still with local district?
- Can the documentation from the Title IV-E foster care case be used to document common eligibility factors for adoption?
- If a case loses Title IV-E eligibility during a re-determination, is that case no longer Title IV-E eligible?
