Individuals Receiving a State Supplementary Payment

Individuals Receiving a State Supplementary Payment An individual receiving a state supplementary payment (optional or mandatory), such as state adoption assistance or state foster care payment, is a resident of the state making the supplementary payment. If the state making the adoption assistance or state foster care payment is a member of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance and an agreement is in effect, the child is a resident of the state in which the child is living. The placing state must coordinate Medicaid eligibility with the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (CPS).