Payment Rates 623-05-20-25

(Revised 7/15/15 ML #3450)

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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, 2015, is as follows:

AGE	BASIC RATE	CLOTHING AND  INCIDENTALS	COMPUTED  MONTHLY
0 - 4 Years	$720.32	$55.00	$775.32
5 - 12 Years	$823.79	$65.00	$888.79
13+	$900.06	$75.00	$975.06

 

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

AGE	COMPUTED MONTHLY	PAID DAILY
0 - 4 Years	$775.32	$25.49
5- 12 Years	$888.79	$29.22
13+	$975.06	$32.06

 

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.