SECTION 700.1041. What is the effective date of a permanency care assistance agreement and when will benefits begin?

(a) Although the permanency care assistance agreement must be signed prior to the prospective permanent kinship conservator being awarded permanent managing conservatorship of the child, except as provided in §700.1059 of this title (relating to Can a child still get benefits if a permanency care assistance agreement was not signed before the permanent kinship conservator was granted permanent managing conservatorship of the child?), the agreement does not become effective until the date that permanent managing conservatorship is granted to the permanent kinship conservator by the court.

(b) Permanency care assistance benefits are available beginning in the first month following the date upon which the agreement becomes effective.

(c) Under no circumstances may a permanent kinship conservator receive both foster care reimbursement and monthly permanency care assistance payments for the same time period on behalf of the same child.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.1041 adopted to be effective March 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 878; amended to be effective January 19, 2017, 42 TexReg 84