Attachment B: Options for Assisting Kinships

Options for Assisting Kinships
(Who have Legal Custody or Legal Guardianship)
Option #	Program Name	Legal Requirements	Eligibility Requirements	Assistance Available
1	SUBSIDIZED GUARDIAN-SHIP	Legal Guardianship	Qualified Kinship (cousin grandparent, aunt, uncle, adult sibling) Child has previously been in the custody of one of the following: CD (DFS) DYS DMH Licensed Private Child Caring / Placing Agency Child Meet’s Special Needs Requirement	Any subsidy available to adoptive parents including: Maintenance Medicaid Child care Legal Expense Other services required to care for the child
2	Relatives	Physical Custody	Completes STARS for the caregiver who knows the child	Foster Care Maintenance Additional $100.00 per month for Professional Parenting Training
3	Relatives	Physical Custody	Child has Medical and/or Behavioral level of care	Foster Care Maintenance Additional $100.00 month for Professional Parenting Training $100.00 Incentive Payment (BFC)

This option provides the most comprehensive array of services to meet the needs of the child for those families who qualify.

Chapter Memoranda History: (prior to 1/31/07)