This letter details the Title IV-E foster care maintenance payments for children placed with a parent in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse.

Public Law 115-123, known as the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was signed into law on February 9, 2018. ACFY-CB-PI-18-07, issued July 9, 2018, instructs states that beginning October 1, 2018 Title IV-E agencies may claim Title IV-E Foster Care Maintenance (FCM) payments for a child in the agency’s custody placed with a parent in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse for up to twelve (12) months.

Title IV-E agencies may claim administrative costs during the 12-month period for the administration of the Title IV-E program, which includes case management. A licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse is not a children’s residential center (CRC); therefore, the Title IV-E agency may not include the costs of administration and operation of the facility in the child’s Title IV-E FCM payments, nor must the facility adhere to meet the Title IV-E licensing and background check requirements of a CRC.

The child must meet all the Title IV-E foster care eligibility requirements except the aid to family and dependent children (AFDC) eligibility requirements.

The OAC rules and corresponding Manual Transmittal letter are forthcoming regarding Title IV-E FCM payments for a foster child placed with a parent in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse.

With this new Federal legislation, Ohio does not currently have a Title IV-E reimbursement ceiling established for these types of facilities or placements. It will be necessary for a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse to complete and submit the JFS 02911 “Title IV-E Single Cost Report” to have a Title IV-E reimbursement ceiling established.

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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.