Health Federal Regulatory Guidance
Below you will find all the latest federal regulatory guidance related to the Health provisions of the new Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. This page will be updated as new information is issued by the Children's Bureau, but you can also access the information directly here.
- ACF-CB-PI-10-12
This program instruction covers the Fiscal Year 2011 Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rates affecting programs under IV-E of the Social Security Act.
- ACF-CB-PI-10-11
The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to provide title IV-E agencies comprehensive information on the provisions of titles IV-B and IV-E as a result of the amendments made by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, P.L. 110-351. In addition to providing new guidance on the option for a title IV-E agency to extend assistance for the foster care maintenance, adoption assistance, and/or kinship guardianship programs to an eligible youth age 18 and older up to age 21, this instruction provides additional guidance on the other provisions of P.L. 110-351 and the flexibilities afforded to a title IV-E agency in complying with the law. This instruction also provides instruction on changes to the titles IV-B/IV-E plan requirements as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).
- ACF-CB-PI-10-10
The President signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) on March 23, 2010. The law amended three sections of titles IV-B and IV-E of the Act to ensure that children receiving independent living services and/or education and training vouchers and those who are aging out of foster care have information and education about the importance of having a health care power of attorney or health care proxy and to provide the youth with the option to execute such a document.
- ACF-CB-PI-10-10 Attachment A
Attachment A for ACF-CB-PI-10-10
- ACF-CB-PI-10-10 Attachment B
Attachment B for ACF-CB-PI-10-10
- ACF-CB-PI-09-07
Provides guidance to Tribes on actions they are required to take for the June 30, 2009 submission of the Title IV-B Plan among other provisions
- ACF-CB-PI-09-06
Proivdes guidance to States, Territories, and Insular Areas on actions they are required to take for June 30, 2009 submission of Title IV-B plan among other provisions.
- ACF-CB-PI-09-08
Provides a revised Title IV-E plan pre-print that incorporatesthe statutory provisions made by Public Law 110-351 which are effective through fiscal year 2010.
