Program Eligibility and Reimbursability
This screen displays the records for determining a child's eligibility for federally funded programs under Title IV-E. These programs include Foster Care Maintenance (FCM) and Adoption Assistance (AA) payments for eligible children in temporary or permanent custody of a Title IV-E agency or a private adoption agency.
This screen also displays a history of each time reimbursability was determined. Payments under the IV-E program are used to reimburse the Department for its costs when the child is deemed reimbursable. You redetermine a child's reimbursability annually.
To meet the 1996 Federal requirement you complete a change circumstances/redetermination whenever there is a change in the child's circumstances (such as placement or deprivation) that may affect reimbursability. In this situation, you receive an alert to redetermine reimbursability. The system generates a new reimbursability record in "Pending" status.
The system automatically creates new records in two instances:
The system automatically creates an eligibility record in "Pending" status when the child's legal status is established for an initial custody episode. See Record a child's legal status associated with a court ruling.
The system automatically deletes this "Pending" eligibility determination record if a worker indicates that the linked legal status record on the person profile was created in error. However, if custody is terminated before the Department receives a judicially determined custody type, the pending eligibility determination record must be deleted manually.
The system automatically creates a reimbursability record in "Pending" status when eligibility is determined, the status on the eligibility record is changed to "Complete," and the child is determined to be IV-E eligible.
From this screen you can view the summary of the child's welfare benefits and eligibility record from the VIP system.
Click Child Welfare Benefits Summary to view the welfare benefits currently received by the child.
Under VIP History, click select to view the eligibility record from the VIP system.
Under Program Eligibility:
Click select for an "Initial" record to determine eligibility for IV-E FCM.
Click select for an "Age" record to redetermine eligibility for IV-E FCM when the child turns 18 years of age.
Click delete to remove an "Initial" eligibility record that was create in error.
Under Program Reimbursability:
Click select for an "Initial" record to determine reimbursability for IV-E FCM.
Click select for a "Change of Circumstances/reimbursability" record to record a change in the child's circumstances.
Click delete to remove an "Initial" eligibility record that was create in error.
Click Add Reimbursability to record a new reimbursability record.
View a child's eligibility and reimbursability histories
Determine eligibility for IV-E
Determine reimbursability for IV-E
Invalidate a IV-E FCM eligibility record
Delete an eligibility determination record
Terminate a child's IV-E eligibility
Terminate a child's legal status
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