SECTION 700.1009. How do caregivers receive the annual reimbursement?

(a) Caregivers meeting the eligibility requirements specified in §700.1003 of this title (relating to What are the eligibility requirements for caregiver assistance?) are eligible only if:

(1) the household income of the caregiver does not exceed 300% of poverty, as determined by federal poverty guidelines;

(2) the caregiver is awarded permanent managing conservatorship after September 1, 2017, for children that were previously in the conservatorship of DFPS; and

(3) the caregiver continues to comply with the signed caregiver assistance agreement.

(b) The annual reimbursement may not exceed $500 per child for DFPS approved child-related expenses.

(c) The annual reimbursement applies only to expenses incurred while the child is in the caregiver’s care.

(d) The caregiver may receive the annual reimbursement until the earlier of:

(1) three years following the award of permanent managing conservatorship of the child, or

(2) the child’s 18th birthday.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.1009 adopted to be effective December 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 7486; amended to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4309