Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews and Child and Family Services State Plan Reviews

摘要

The Administration for Children and Families is proposing to amend the current regulations for Child and Family Services by adding new requirements governing the review of a State's conformity with its State plan under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act). This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) implements the provisions of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 (Pub. L. 103- 432), the Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) as amended by Pub. L. 104- 188, and certain provisions of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-89). In addition, this NPRM proposes to set forth regulations that clarify certain eligibility criteria that govern the title IV-E foster care eligibility reviews which the Administration on Children, Youth and Families conducts to ensure a State agency's compliance with statutory requirements under the Act. The publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking often engenders confusion in the field regarding its applicability to existing policy. The existing regulations and policy remain in full force and effect. Regulations published in the final rule will be effective prospectively from the date of publication and have no