Section R. 400.2008 - County child care fund expenditure reimbursement; eligibilityRule 8.
(1) To be eligible for state child care reimbursement, a county or tribal entity shall annually submit a plan and budget, on forms provided by the department that conform to the requirements established in published policies and business processes. Each annual plan and budget shall be certified by the presiding judge of the court, director of the county department, and chairperson of the county board of commissioners or county or tribal executive.(2) To be eligible for state child care fund reimbursement, expenditures made from the court subaccount for out-of-home care must be pursuant to sections 2, 5, 8, and 25 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, 712A.5, 712A.18, and 712A.25.(3) All of the following provisions apply to expenditures made from the county department subaccount for out-of-home care for these expenditures to be eligible for state child care fund reimbursement: (a) The care is ordered by the court and the child is supervised by the county department.(b) The care is voluntary, and all the following provisions apply:(i) The child is under 18 years of age.(ii) A written, signed agreement has been received from the child's parent, legal guardian, or other custodian.(iii) The agreement specifies the amount of financial support required from the parent.(iv) Financial need is not the sole reason for the request for out-of-home care.(c) A county department supervising children funded through the child care fund shall document that it is approved as a child placing agency under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.2008
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