Pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:2-49-05 "Initial
Determination of the Title IV-E Adoption Assistance (AA) Monthly Payment Amount,"
this procedure letter identifies an increase to the Title IV-E Monthly Adoption
Assistance Statewide Maximum (MAASM). The first adoption assistance statewide maximum
was calculated using the state fiscal year 2013 data from the statewide automated
child welfare information system (SACWIS) and became effective July 1, 2014. It
was stated in Family, Children and Adult Services procedure letter (FCASPL) No.
262, if the ceiling varies from state fiscal year (SFY) to SFY by more than ten
percent, the MAASM would be amended and communicated in a FCASPL.
Effective July 1, 2020, the Title IV-E Monthly
Adoption Assistance Statewide Maximum is $1162.
Any existing monthly AA payment in excess of the statewide maximum,
prior to July 1, 2014, is to remain in effect and is to continue to receive federal
financial participation (FFP) up to the current foster care maintenance (FCM) payment
for a child in the same level of care.
The amount of the AA payment cannot exceed the amount the child would
receive if he/she were in a foster home. If the FCM amount is less than the MAASM,
the monthly AA subsidy cannot exceed the FCM amount. If the FCM amount is in excess
of the MAASM, and both parties agree to an AA subsidy amount higher than the MAASM,
federal funding is available up to the FCM amount the child would receive if he/she
were currently in a foster home.
The MAASM waiver request is to be completed through SACWIS. Notification
of approval or denial of the MAASM waiver request will be made within ten business
days upon receipt of the waiver request as outlined in Ohio Administrative Code
(OAC) rule 5101:2-49-05.
INSTRUCTIONS:
The following chart shows what materials should be inserted into
the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM).
LOCATION
| REMOVE AND FILE AS OBSOLETE |
INSERT/REPLACEMENT
|
PROCEDURE LETTER
| FCASPL NO. 262 |
FCASPL NO. 351
|