Section 479-1-007 - PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION The costs of transportation for a Child in the custody of the Department are included in the foster care maintenance payment. A foster parent may only be reimbursed for the costs of transportation when the provisions of this section are met.
007.01MILES PER CALENDAR MONTH. A foster parent may be eligible for reimbursement of transportation when the mileage exceeds 100 miles per child in a calendar month.007.02ELIGIBLE TRANSPORTATION COSTS. To be eligible for reimbursement, the provisions of this subsection must be met. 007.02(A)FOSTER PARENT MILEAGE LOG. The foster parent must provide the Department with a log that identifies the date of transportation, the Child for whom transportation was provided, the purpose of the transportation and the number of miles for each log entry.007.02(B)NECESSITY. The only transportation miles that may be included in the mileage log and for which foster parents may be reimbursed are those miles that the foster parent would not have travelled if the Child were not placed in his or her home.007.02(C)MILEAGE PER CHILD. If more than one Child is placed in the home and being transported, the foster parent must keep a separate log for each Child and if transportation of more than one Child occurs at the same time, the miles may only be included on one of the mileage logs.007.02(D)REIMBURSEMENT RATE. The amount of the mileage reimbursement paid to the foster parents will be determined in accordance with the Department's established mileage payment determination tool.479 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 1, § 007
Amended effective 8/19/2023