This Procedure Letter provides updated guidance related to a
youth placed into a QRTP on or after October 1, 2021, for less than thirty days
and a Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) is not completed.
BACKGROUND
Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:2-47-21 (C) states when a child
is placed into a QRTP for less than thirty-days and an assessment has not been completed
the Title IV-E agency may claim FCM for the first fourteen-days of the QRTP
placement, regardless of whether the child has had previous placements during
the child’s foster care episode.
UPDATED GUIDANCE
Public Law 115-123 states a youth is eligible for reimbursement
in a non-QRTP for the first fourteen (14) days. However, for a youth placed in
a QRTP, if the assessment is not completed within 30 days, the title IV-E
agency cannot claim title IV-E FCM for the entirety of the QRTP placement (this
exclusion applies to the first 14 days) but may claim title IV-E administrative
costs during the placement in the QRTP.
INSTRUCTIONS:
The following chart indicates what materials should be removed
from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and what materials
are to be inserted in the FCASM.
LOCATION
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REMOVE AND FILE AS OBSOLETE
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INSERT/REPLACEMENT
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PROCEDURE LETTERS
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FCASPL 379
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