Pennsylvania Financial Plans, Medicaid, IV-E, Daycare, Payments
Financial Plans
Pennsylvania permits a child in the legal custody of a Sending State to apply for and receive the following state administered assistance/benefits in Pennsylvania as the Receiving 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
- Medicaid
As the Receiving state, the following are considered a viable financial/medical plan when receiving interstate placements:
- 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
Medicaid/Medical Assistance Coverage, Benefits and Services
Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania will provide medical coverage if the child is NOT IV-E eligible:
- Yes: If resource does not qualify for benefits in the receiving State, each Pennsylvania local/county agency who is responsible for the child, determines the most effective way to provide coverage for that situation such as reimbursement of medical costs, purchase of a private medical insurance policy, etc.
As the Sending State, Pennsylvania will permit Placement Resources to apply for medical benefits in the Receiving State or use their personal insurance:
Payments Made
TANF Payments:
Adoption assistance payments begin:
Foster Care Payments:
Special Education Payments:
Daycare Payments:
Kinship Program
Pennsylvania requires relatives to be foster care approved.
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:
- Yes: Documentation provided by the Sending State that serves as verifiable evidence that the child is IV-E eligible.
