OAR 413-100-0015. Application for Title IV-E Foster Care Funds

(1) A child for whom the Department has responsibility for placement and care must be referred by the Department to a Title IV-E Specialist for a Title IV-E eligibility determination. (2) A child who has been determined a candidate for foster care must be referred by the Department to a Title IV-E Specialist for Title IV-E eligibility verification. (3) Title IV-E eligibility or reimbursement must not be authorized on behalf of any child or young adult prior to the establishment of eligibility by the Department's Title IV-E Specialist. A child or young adult is not Title IV-E eligible based on presumed eligibility.