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How foster care and guardianship subsidy payments are treated depends on the following:
If payment is under... |
And the program is... |
Then the treatment is... |
Title IV-E Foster Assistance |
ALTCS |
· The customer is categorically eligible (MA502); and · The income is counted as unearned income to the customer for the ALTCS Share of Cost (MA1201B). Exception: Any part of the payment intended for the foster care provider as an incentive or service payment, and not to support the child, is counted to the foster care provider. |
· SSI-MAO · MSP |
Since the customer automatically gets AHCCCS Medical Assistance (MA414), this income is only counted as unearned income to the customer when determining the Child Allocation amount: · For SSI-MAO (MA611A); and · For MSP (MA612). Exception: Any part of the payment intended for the foster care provider as an incentive or service payment, and not to support the child, is counted to the foster care provider. |
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· Adult · Caretaker Relative · Pregnant Woman · Child · KidsCare |
Excluded. |
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Title IV-E Independent Living Initiatives payments from the Transitional Youth or Adult Living Programs. |
All programs |
Excluded. |
Title IV-B or Title XX Foster Assistance |
All programs |
Excluded. |
State Funded Foster Assistance |
All programs |
Excluded. |
Guardianship Subsidy Payments |
· ALTCS · SSI-MAO · MSP |
Counted as unearned income to the person in care. |
· Adult · Caretaker Relative · Pregnant Woman · Child · KidsCare |
Excluded. |
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Grandparent Kinship Payments |
All programs |
Both the one-time payment of up to $300 and the monthly payment of $75 are excluded. |
Term |
Definition |
Foster Care Payments |
A payment made to a foster care provider for the purpose of meeting the needs of the person in care. |
Grandparent Kinship Payments |
Payments to a grandparent responsible for raising grandchild(ren) in the grandparent’s home. There are two types of payments available: · A one-time payment of up to $300 per child to help cover the cost of additional furniture and other expenses related to moving the child into the home; and · A clothing and personal allowance of $75 per month per child. |
Guardianship Subsidy Payments |
Subsidy payments provided by the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) for children who are placed in the care of a Legal Permanent Guardian. |
Income is first obtained through the Federal and State Data Services Hubs. If needed, other proof includes:
· Check stubs;
· Written statement from the agency providing the money; or
· Collateral contact with the agency providing the money.
This requirement applies to the following programs:
Program |
Legal Authorities |
ALTCS SSI-MAO Medicare Savings Program |
20 CFR 416.1102 and 1123 20 CFR 416.1124(c)(8) AAC R9-22-1909 |
Adult Caretaker Relative Pregnant Woman Child KidsCare |
42 CFR 435.603 42 CFR 457.10, 300, 301 and 315
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