Attachment:2014 FCM Rates

With consideration of the results of the attached annual survey, all FCM ceilings described in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules 5101:2-47-17, 5101:2-47-18 and 5101:2-47-19 have been reviewed. The following ceilings will be effective September 30, 2014.

Uniform Statewide Standards for Per Diem Foster Care Maintenance Ceilings

(0-18 years)

Minimum - $10.00

Maximum - $200.00

Per Diem Foster Care Maintenance Difficulty of Care Maximum Additional Ceilings

Special Needs - $200.00

Exceptional Needs - $200.00

Intensive Needs - $200.00

Emergency Family Foster Care - $300.00

Auxiliary Payments for Clothing (annual), Personal Incidentals (annual), and Graduation Expenses

Clothing - $3,000.00 (annual)

Personal Incidentals - $3,000.00 (annual)

Graduation Expenses - $1,500.00

Although the ceilings are effective September 30, 2014, due to the provisions of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law, any increase is not reimbursable through the SACWIS system until October 1, 2014.

Ohio's Federal Financial Participation for Title IV-E foster care maintenance and adoption assistance payments for Federal Fiscal Year 2015 (October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015) is 62.64%.

The SACWIS system will be adjusted to reflect these amounts of federal reimbursement for the periods and percentages noted above.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart depicts what materials should be deleted from the Family, Children, and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and what materials are to be inserted in the FCASM.