PL 110-351

PL 110-351

Introduction:

The Purpose of 'Facilitating Connections to Success and increase adoptions Act of 2008' is to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, as well as for other purposes. In addition, despite the adoption of the new law and the issuance of the accompanying manuals, policy makers and advocates remain concerned that the elderly support young people and those who are out of date will encounter problems during the transition to adulthood.

In addition, little is known about youth in transition from foster care, although the new national database is likely to provide some insight into their results in several areas such as education, employment, and contact with social services and criminal justice.

Key provisions of the law

A new version of the plan for states and tribes provides kinship guardianship assistance payments in accordance with Section IV-E, on behalf of children who were in foster homes from which relative takes custody and guardianship (George 2003). It also expanded rights for Medicaid for children receiving kinship guardianship assistance payment

Mandatory fingerprint-based criminal records check with respect to caregivers and child abuse and neglect registry checks relative caregivers and adults living in the house of the guardian, to respect the guardian may receive title IV-E kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of the child. (Wormer Besthorn 2010).

Revised Foster Care Independence Program allows services to young people who leave education for kinship guardianship or adoption after 16 years.

Authorized grants to state, local or tribal agencies childhood and private nonprofit organizations to assist children who are in or risk of foster care, reunited with family members by:

kinship navigator programs

The effort to find biological family and to restore relations

The group of family decision-making meetings

On the residential treatment programs

Permitted States to Section IV-E assistance, otherwise the right of young people remaining in care after the age of 18 years and young people, who at age 16 and older out foster care or kinship care or adoption, provided that they have not yet reached 19 years, 20, or 21, as the State may elect, at school, busy, busy in other activities aimed at removing barriers to work, or cannot do it because of documented medical condition.

The state claims federal reimbursement for short-term training for relative caregivers; private child welfare agency staff providing services to children receiving assistance Section IV-E; staff of child abuse trial, agency, child or parent advocates; Guardian Ad Litem; and appointed court of special counsel.

How the law applies

Wider Adoption of incentive programs through FY 2013 and doubled the amount of incentive payments for special needs (up to $ 4000) and adoption of older child (up to $ 8000) Revised criteria for the adoption by the right to link the adoption assistance program of assistance for families with children requirements Phased, with the 2010 ...