Payment Rates 623-05-20-25

(Revised 8/1/10 ML #3232)

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The standard family foster care maintenance rate includes the cost of (and the cost of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, school supplies, a child’s personal incidentals, and liability insurance with respect to a child.  

 

The family foster care maintenance rate is computed by month and includes an amount for clothing and incidentals. The rate effective July 1, 2010, is as follows:

 

       

 

AGE

BASIC

RATE

CLOTHING AND

 INCIDENTALS

COMPUTED

 MONTHLY

0 - 4 Years

$606.00

$50.00

$656.00

5 - 12 Years

$692.00

$60.00

$752.00

13+

$755.00

$70.00

$825.00

 

Payments are made using the daily rate times the number of days in care.

 

     

 

AGE

COMPUTED

MONTHLY

PAID

DAILY

0 - 4 Years

$656.00

$21.57

5- 12 Years

$752.00

$24.72

13+

$825.00

$27.12

 

To the above rates the county social service board may, on the basis of individualized need, add the cost of irregular items allowed in foster care maintenance.