Title IV-E
Foster Care and
Adoption Assistance Program
Title IV-E is a subpart of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act.
This program provides federal
reimbursement to states for the costs of
children placed in foster homes or other types of out-of-home care under a
court order or voluntary placement agreement. Title IV-E benefits are an
individual entitlement for qualified children who have been removed from
their homes.
There are two major concepts within the Title IV-E
program that determines whether federal reimbursement can be claimed for a
child: Eligibility and Reimbursability. Some children in care are not
eligible, some are eligible but not reimbursable, and some are both
eligible and reimbursable. A child must be eligible in order to be
reimbursable. The determination of IV-E eligibility and reimbursability
for the child allows the state to claim federal IV-E reimbursement for the
child’s maintenance costs. The IV-E eligibility also allows the state to
obtain federal IV-E reimbursement for administrative and training costs
associated with the child.
Last Revised: June 20, 2007 |
