Child Protective Services

Handbook Revision, May 31 2013

This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on May 31, 2013. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Clarifications to the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Program (PATS 6092)

The following items and appendices have been revised to reflect updates to instructional memorandums issued to foster care eligibility staff involving AFDC income test and other clarifications related to Title IV-E eligibility. See:

1511 Foster Care Assistance and Review Policies

1511.1 [previously a subheading in 1530] Applying for Foster Care Assistance

1511.2 [previously a subheading in 1530] Determining Eligibility

1511.3 [previously a subheading in 1530] Review of Eligibility

1511.4 [previously a subheading in 1530] Consistency With Income and Resources Information

1511.5 [previously 1512] Unknown Family Income on the Foster Care Assistance Application

1511.6 [previously 1513] Zero Family Income on the Foster Care Assistance Application

1530 Foster Care Assistance Eligibility Requirements for Children and Youth Who Are in DFPS Conservatorship

1531 [new introductory heading] General Foster Care Assistance Eligibility Requirements

1531.1 [previously a subheading in 1530] General Eligibility Requirements for Title IV-E and State-Paid Foster Care

1531.11 [previously a subheading in 1530] Responsibility for Placement and Care

1531.12 [previously a subheading in 1530] Age

1531.13 [previously a subheading in 1530] Placement Facility

1531.14 [previously a subheading in 1530] Social Security Number

1531.15 [new item] Young Adults and DADS

1531.2 [previously a subheading in 1530] General Eligibility Requirements for MAO Foster Care

1532 [previously item 1531] Additional Eligibility Requirements for Title IV-E Foster Care

1532.1 [previously a subheading in 1531] Judicial Determinations

1532.2 [new item] Citizenship or Immigration Status

1532.3 [new item] Social Security Number

1532.4 [new item] AFDC Requirements

1533 [new item] Requirements When IV-E Children are in a Non-IV-E Placement

1533.1 [new item] Trial Home Visits/Monitored Returns

1533.2 [new item] Placements Outside the Scope of Foster Care

The items below are renumbered, but the policy has not been revised.

1534 [previously item 1532] Additional Eligibility Requirements for State-Paid Foster Care

1535 [previously item 1533] Additional Eligibility Requirements for MAO Foster Care

1535.1 [previously item 1533.1] Medical Coverage for Children in Foster Care

1535.2 [previously item 1533.2] Medical Assistance Only (MAO) Auto-Eligibility

1535.3 [previously item 1533.3] MAO Coverage for Children Placed in Kinship, Relative, or Own Home Placement

1535.4 [previously item 1533.4] MAO Coverage for Children in Adoptive Placements

1535.5 [previously item 1533.5] MAO Coverage for Children in Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Placements

1536 [previously item 1534] Eligibility in Medical Facilities Before Placement

1537 [previously item 1535] Foster Care Payments During Absences From the Foster Care Home or Facility

1538 [previously item 1536] Medicaid Benefits for Foster Care Children Placed in Texas From Other States

1539 [current item 1537] Medicaid Benefits for Foster Care Children Placed Out of State

Revisions were made to the following appendices:

Appendix 1530-A: AFDC Income Determination Worksheet

Appendix 1530-B: Stepparent or Disqualified Parent Budgetary Needs Allowance Deduction

Appendix 1530-C: AFDC Needs Standard Income Limits

Appendix 1530-D: Income Guidelines for Underemployed Parent for Parental Deprivation

Appendix 1530-E: Title IV-E Eligibility Checklist

Appendix 1530-F: Categorical Requirements for AFDC

Appendix 1530-G: Underemployed Parent Checklist for Parental Deprivation

The following items were updated to reflect affected cross-references only:

1510 Foster Care Maintenance Resources

9311.2 ICPC Financial / Medical Form for an ICPC Placement Request

10630 Youth Parents in DFPS Conservatorship