45 C.F.R. § 1356.22 Implementation requirements for children voluntarily placed in foster care.
Title 45 - Public Welfare
(a) As a condition of receipt of Federal financial participation (FFP) in foster care maintenance payments for a dependent child removed from his home under a voluntary placement agreement, the State must meet the requirements of: (1) Section 472 of the Act, as amended; (2) Sections 422(b)(10) and 475(5) of the Act; (3) 45 CFR 1356.21(e), (f), (g), (h), and (i); and (4) The requirements of this section. (b) Federal financial participation is available only for voluntary foster care maintenance expenditures made within the first 180 days of the child's placement in foster care unless there has been a judicial determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the first 180 days of such placement, to the effect that the continued voluntary placement is in the best interests of the child. (c) The State agency must establish and maintain a uniform procedure or system, consistent with State law, for revocation by the parent(s) of a voluntary placement agreement and return of the child. [65 FR 4090, Jan. 25, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 58677, Nov. 23, 2001]
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 1356—REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO TITLE IV-E
§ 1356.22 Implementation requirements for children voluntarily placed in foster care.
