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Chapter: 0200 General Program Information Program: CIC 15 0250.0102 Program Overview (CIC) Categories of Child in Care include:

1. Foster care funded under Title IV-E, 2. Non-Title IV-E foster care, 3. Emergency Shelter, 4. Adoption Subsidy Funded Under Title IV-E, 5. Non-Title IV-E Adoption Subsidy, 6. Independent Living Status, and 7. Delinquency Status.

The purpose of Child in Care is to establish Medicaid eligibility for the categories of children listed above. Maintenance subsidies are paid to parents of some adopted children with special needs. 0250.0103 Eligibility Criteria (CIC) Child in Care, including Title IV-E Program requirements, are similar in many respects to those of the AFDC Program that was in effect August 16, 1996. However, there are certain important differences in these two programs. These include differences in benefits, eligibility criteria, forms and procedures. For specific criteria, see Chapter 1400.

In order for the state to receive Title IV-E funding, the child receiving foster care under Title IV-E must:

1. Meet certain technical and financial requirements, 2. Have received Temporary Cash Assistance in the month of removal from the home or voluntary placement, or 3. Have qualified for AFDC if an application for the program had been made for the month of removal from the home or voluntary placement, or in any of the six months prior to this date if the child was not living with a specified relative in the month of removal.