Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform title IV-E agencies that a NPRM was published proposing to amend the AFCARS regulations to require state title IV-E agencies to collect and report data elements related to the procedural protections of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). This NPRM was published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13652 ). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Changes to Medicaid eligibility for youth/young adults age 18 who transition out of foster care and move to a new state

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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides child welfare agencies with information about changes in Medicaid eligibility for young adults who turn age 18 on or after January 1, 2023 who move to a new state after transitioning from foster care. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Supplemental Proposed Rule: Overview Presentation

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This is an overview presentation on the AFCARS SNPRM. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Separate Licensing Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes

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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-E agencies that a NPRM was published proposing to allow title IV-E agencies to adopt foster family home licensing or approval standards for foster family homes of relatives or kin that differ from non-relative foster family homes standards; to require equal foster care maintenance payments (FCMP) in these homes, and to make a technical change. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

AFCARS Technical Bulletin #6 - Data Extraction

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This TB addresses the extraction of data for submission to the Federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Interagency Collaboration between Child Welfare and Educational Agencies to Support the Academic Success of Children and Youth in Foster Care

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This Information Memorandum (IM) is to remind state and tribal title IV-E agencies of the school enrollment and educational stability requirements for students in foster care included in the title IV-E and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

New Legislation Affecting Child Welfare Services: Division X and Section 305 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs title IV-B and IV-E agencies and State and Tribal Court Improvement Programs of the enactment of Division X and Section 305 of Title III of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and provides basic information on the new law. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Approval of a revised form for reporting financial data on the title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, Guardianship Assistance, Kinship Navigator and Prevention Services Programs

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This Program Instruction (PI) provides State, Territorial, and Tribal title IV-E agencies with the renewed and revised form and instructions approved by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reporting quarterly financial information on the title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, Guardianship Assistance, Kinship Navigator and Prevention Services Programs, as well as annual reporting data for Adoption Savings. ACF-ACYF-CB-PI-24-09 supersedes ACYF-CB-PI-21-08. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

Joint Letter Regarding the Assignment of Rights to Child Support for Children in Foster Care

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This joint letter from the Children’s Bureau and the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides recommendations regarding the practice of title IV-E agencies securing an assignment of the rights to child support for a child receiving title IV-E foster care maintenance payments. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.