3023.5 Temporary Absence of a Child
A child who is temporarily absent from the home to receive medical care, or to attend school elsewhere because of special educational needs, such as enrollment in the Job Corps or Sterck School For the Deaf, may receive assistance if the following conditions exist: 1. The caretaker with whom the child is living continues to have responsibility for the child's care, and 2. The caretaker continues to maintain a home for the child; and 3. The caretaker plans for the child to return to the home at the end of the absence. The nature and anticipated length of the absence is documented in the case record. Children absent from the home for any other reasons longer than one hundred twenty (120) days may not continue to receive assistance. Note:A child who is absent from the home as the result of a court action is not considered temporarily absent. In such cases the assistance for the child is terminated.