Section 700.315 - Foster Care Assistance(a) There are three types of foster care assistance provided to eligible children: (1) Title IV-E foster care assistance;(2) State-paid foster care assistance; and(3) Medical Assistance Only (MAO).(b) The Title IV-E foster care assistance program provides foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children who meet the requirements contained in § 700.316 of this title (relating to General Eligibility Requirements for Foster Care Assistance) and who meet all eligibility requirements for payment of Title IV-E foster care maintenance payments under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.(c) The state-paid foster care assistance program provides foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children who meet the requirements contained in § 700.316 of this title but are not eligible for Title IV-E foster care assistance.(d) MAO provides Medicaid benefits to children who meet the requirements contained in § 700.316(b) of this title but are not otherwise eligible for Title IV-E or state-paid foster care assistance.(e) Other financial resources to which a child is entitled must be used before any type of foster care assistance is used to pay for the cost of a child's foster care, as provided in § 700.330 of this title (relating to Billing and Payment for Foster Care Assistance).40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.315
The provisions of this §700.315 adopted to be effective October 31, 1984, 9 TexReg 5431; amended to be effective October 1, 1986, 12 TexReg 1030; amended to be effective May 1, 1989, 14 TexReg 1536; Transferred effective September 1, 1992, as published in the Texas Register September 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 6279; amended to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12547; amended to be effective September 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 5386; amended to be effective February 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 711