Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2515.20 Living With Specified Relative - Absence of Child from the Home

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 1-1-88 Transmittal: UP-88-7 2515.20 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Living with Specified Relative AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Absence of Child from the Home ______________________________________________________________________________

2515.20 A. Child Considered to be Living With The Caretaker Relative

1. Temporary Absence From the Home

The child is considered to be living with the caretaker relative in situations in which the child is absent from the home because of:

a. attendance at a specialized educational program on a "live-in" basis for part of each week such as those programs provided by the American School for the Deaf, the Oak Hill School for the Blind, or the regional center for the mentally retarded; or

b. hospitalization in a general hospital for a period of less than 90 consecutive days.

2. Temporary Return to the Home for 30 Days or More

a. The child is considered to be living with the caretaker relative in cases in which the child returns to the home from an institution which has primary responsibility for the care of the child for a visit of thirty (30) consecutive days or more.

b. The child is considered to be living with the caretaker relative only for the duration of the visit.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 1-1-88 Transmittal: UP-88-7 2515.20 page 2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Living with Specified Relative AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Absence of Child from the Home ______________________________________________________________________________

2515.20 B. Child Considered Not to be Living With the Caretaker Relative

1. Extended Absence From the Home

The child is considered not to be living with the caretaker relative in situations in which the child's absence from the home is due to placement in the following settings, because the institution or foster parent has assumed responsibility for the child's care and supervision:

a. a public institution such as a State hospital for the mentally ill or a training school for the mentally retarded; or

b. a chronic disease hospital; or

c. a juvenile correctional institution such as Long Lane School or Meriden School for Boys; or

d. a foster home, when the foster parent is not within an acceptable degree of relationship.

2. Temporary Return to the Home for Less Than 30 Days

The child is considered not to be living with the caretaker relative in situations in which the child returns home for a visit of less than thirty (30) consecutive days from an institution which has primary responsibility for the care of the child.