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Effective: December 1, 2006 |
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13.05.20ar1 - Foster Care (Archive) |
Archived: April 1, 2008 |
This section covers state residence for MA for children in foster care. Some foster children remain residents of the placing state, while others become residents of the state where they live.
Placement Funded by Title IV-E.
Placement Not Funded by Title IV-E.
Placement Funded by Title IV-E
The state in which the child currently resides is financially responsible for the child’s MA, regardless of whether another state has custody or placed the child out-of-state.
l Title IV-E foster care children placed in another state become that state's financial responsibility.
l Title IV-E foster care children placed in Minnesota by other states become Minnesota's financial responsibility.
Coordinate opening and closing dates. If a IV-E funded child is placed out of state, leave MA open in Minnesota until the other state opens Medicaid for the child.
Placement Not Funded by Title IV-E
The state which placed the child through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is financially responsible for the child’s MA.
l If another state places non-Title IV-E foster care children in Minnesota under the Interstate Compact, the placing state remains responsible. The children are not eligible for MA in Minnesota.
l If Minnesota places non-Title IV-E foster care children in other states, Minnesota remains responsible for the children's MA.
Note: The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) is an agreement among all 50 states that coordinates the movement of children between states for the purpose of placement in foster care, adoptive homes, group homes and residential treatment centers.