Nevada Financial Plans, Medicaid, IV-E, Daycare, Payments
Financial Plans
Nevada permits a child in the legal custody of a Sending State to apply for and receive the following state administered assistance/benefits in Nevada as the Receiving State:
- Medicaid
- TANF Child Only
- TANF–Family
- Kin-Guardianship - State
As the Sending state, the following are considered as a viable financial/medical plan when making interstate placements:
- Applying for TANF - (Family Income Based)
- Applying for TANF - Child Only
- Title IV-E Foster Care
- Title IV-E Adoption Assistance
- Sending State Adoption Assistance
- Kin-Guardianship - Fostering Connections (IV-E)
- Kin-Guardianship - State
- Medicaid
- Sending State’s Coverage for Medical Assistance
As the Receiving state, the following are considered a viable financial/medical plan when receiving interstate placements:
- Applying for TANF - (Family Income Based)
- Applying for TANF - Child Only
- Title IV-E Foster Care
- Title IV-E Adoption Assistance
- Sending State Adoption Assistance
- Kin-Guardianship - Fostering Connections (IV-E)
- Kin-Guardianship - State
- Medicaid
- Sending State’s Coverage for Medical Assistance
Medicaid/Medical Assistance Coverage, Benefits and Services
Nevada will ensure medical coverage benefits and services can be received through benefits, programs and providers in the Receiving State before placing a child across state lines:
Medicaid
The receiving state is responsible for the Medicaid benefits of children eligible under Title IV-E. Otherwise, the responsibility is with the sending state (see Foster Care Payments):
Waiting Period for Medicaid Benefits
Waiting period to apply for benefit assistance:
Waiting period to receive benefits for a child who is under the legal custody/legal jurisdiction of the sending state:
State Medical Insurance/Coverage
As the Sending State, Nevada will provide medical coverage if the child is NOT IV-E eligible:
- Yes: Nevada Medicaid benefits are provided if the child is not receiving Title Iv-E maintenance payments from Nevada.
As the Sending State, Nevada will permit Placement Resources to apply for medical benefits in the Receiving State or use their personal insurance:
Payments Made
TANF Payments:
- Payments are provided by the Nevada State Welfare Division for out-of-state children placed with relatives in Nevada if eligibility requirements for caretakers are met and the children are not receiving benefits from the sending state.
Adoption assistance payments begin:
- After the adoption is finalized.
Foster Care Payments:
Special Education Payments:
- Other: Local school boards administer special education funds in Nevada.
Daycare Payments:
Kinship Program
Cash Benefits for Children Living With Relatives
●Up to $534 per month for child 12 years old and younger, and
●Up to $616 per month for child age 13 and older.
To be eligible for Kinship Care, you must:
●be age 62 or older;
●be a non-parent, non-needy relative caregiver
(not requesting assistance for yourself.);
●be caring for a child who is related by blood, adoption
or marriage for at least six months;
●file for and obtain Nevada court approval of legal guardianship;
●comply with court imposed requirements;
●relative household members must have combined income below 275%
federal poverty level.
AND
The child(ren) must meet the age, citizenship, and resource eligibility
requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program.
Title IV-E
MEDICAID - The receiving state is responsible for the Medicaid benefits of children eligible under Title IV-E. Otherwise, the responsibility is with the sending state (see Foster Care Payments):
Title IV-E documentation/verification required:
