2018 Historical Rates

Effective July 1, 2018, ACLs 18-89 authorized the CNI increase of 3.96% for Foster Care, Kin-GAP and AAP placements.

CCR LOC rates are effective March 1, 2018 only for FFA.

Resource Families, Foster Family Homes, Relatives (including ARC) and Non-Relative Extended Family Members

The rates below are effective July 1, 2018. Note, LOC rate implementation for HBFC has been delayed until further notice.

TYPE OF PAYMENT / PLACEMENT LOC Basic LOC 2 LOC 3 LOC 4
MONTHLY RATES for Resource Families, Foster Family Homes, ARC, NREFMs $960 $1,068 $1,176 $1,284

Non-Minor Dependents (NMDs) Residing in a SILP

Effective July 1, 2018, the 3.96% CNI increase applies to the LOC Basic rate for all NMDs residing in a SLIP. SCIs cannot be paid to NMDs residing in a SILP. Parenting NMDs can receive the infant supplement ($900) when residing in a SILP.

Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Rates

Initial AAP agreements signed on or after October 1, 1992 through December 31, 2007 and adoption was finalized before May 27, 2011, will follow 2007 FFH rate structure.

Initial AAP agreements signed on or after January 1, 2008 through May 27, 2011 and the adoption finalized on or before May 27, 2011 will follow the 2008 FFH rate structure.

Initial AAP agreements signed and the adoption finalized on or after May 27, 2011 through December 31, 2016 will follow the statewide rate structure.

Note: These agreements may be renegotiated to the statewide Resource Family (RF) Basic Level Rate based on a reassessment of the child’s needs on or after January 1, 2017.

The statewide RF Basic Level Rate, which went into effect 1/1/17, is used for initial AAP agreements signed on or after January 1, 2017. Initial AAP agreements signed on or after December 1, 2017 includes the LOC Basic rate and LOC rates 2 through 4.

Initial Agreement Date Signed on or after 10/1/92 through 12/31/07 Signed on or after 1/1/08 through 5/27/11 Signed and Adoption finalized from 5/27/11 through 12/31/16 Signed on or after 1/1/17

Adoption Finalized Date

Before 5/27/11

On or before 5/27/11

   

Eligible for Age Rate Increase

Yes, if requested

If agreement was signed prior to 1/1/10

No

No

Rate Age 0-4

$532 $558 $783 LOC Basic $960

Rate Age 5-8

$579 $607 $825 LOC 2 $1,068

Rate Age 9-11

$627 $657 $869 LOC 3 $1,176

Rate Age 12-14

$683 $716 $910

LOC 4 $1,284

Rate Age 15 -21

$749 $786 $953  

Marin County AAP Rates

Ages

0-4

5-6

7-12

13-21

10/1/92 to 12/31/07

$532 $579 $665 $758

1/1/08 to 5/27/11

$573 $607 $700 $795

5/27/11 to 12/31/16

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate including LOC rates

1/1/17 to 11/30/17

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate

12/1/17

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate including LOC rates 

Orange County AAP Rates

Ages

0-4

5-8

9-11

12-14

15-21

10/1/92 to 12/13/07

$532 $579 $619 $787 $787

1/1/08 to 5/27/11

$558 $607 $650 $824 $824

5/27/11 to 12/31/16

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate

1/1/17 to 11/30/17

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate

12/1/17

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate including LOC rates

Los Angeles County AAP Rates

Ages

0-4

5-8

9-11

12-14

15-21

10/1/92 to 12/13/07

$532 $579 $627 $683 $749

1/1/08 to 5/27/11

$558 $607 $657 $716 $749

5/27/11 to 12/31/16

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate

1/1/17 to 11/30/17

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate

12/1/17

Uses the State Wide Structure Rate including LOC rates

Kin-GAP and NRLG Rates

The 3.96% CNI increase applies to Kin-GAP where dependency was dismissed and NRLG cases where guardianship was established by the juvenile court, on or after January 1, 2017.

Note: LOC rate implementation has been delayed until further notice.

Kin-GAP and NRLG Basic LOC Rate 

LOC Basic LOC 2 LOC 3 LOC 4
$960 $1,068 $1,176 $1,284

The 3.96% CNI increase also applies to Kin-GAP cases in which dependency was dismissed and for NRLG cases (including probate) whose guardianship was established, prior to May 1, 2011.

Age Birth - 4 5-8 9-11 12-14 15-21
  $558 $607 $650 $716 $786

A 1.98% increase applies only to the 12-14 age column of the Orange County grandfathered rate for Kin-GAP cases in which dependency was dismissed and NRLG cases whose guardianship was established by the juvenile court, prior to May 1, 2011.

Age Birth - 4 5-8 9-11 12-14 15-21
  $558 $607 $650 $738 $786

A 3.96% increase applies to Kin-GAP cases where dependency was dismissed and NRLG cases (including probate) where guardianship was established by the juvenile court, between May 1, 2011 and December 31, 2016.

Age Birth - 4 5-8 9-11 12-14 15-21
  $763 $825 $869 $910 $953

Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) Rate

A 3.96% increase applies to STRTP. This rate is now $12,993. 

Group Home (GH) Rates

The 3.96% CNI increase applies to each GH RCL.

TYPE OF PAYMENT/PLACEMENT RATE CLASSIFICATION LEVEL (RCL) AMOUNT

GROUP HOMES

1

$2,652
 

2

$3,313
 

3

$3,973
 

4

$4,631
 

5

$5,288
 

6

$5,952
 

7

$6,611
 

8

$7,274
 

9

$7,931
 

10

$8,593
 

11

$9,250
 

12

$9,913
 

13

$10,580
 

14

$11,238

INFANT SUPPLEMENT

 

$1,379

Foster Family Agencies (FFAs)

A 3.96%  CNI increase is applied to all FFA age-based placements that occurred prior to December 1, 2017. These cases will remain on the age-based rate until those children/youth exit foster care or a triggering event occurs.

Age Birth - 4 5-8 9-11 12-14 15-21
  $2,168 $2,230 $2,274 $2,315 $2,358
Infant Supplement $900

The 3.96%  CNI increase is applied to all FFA placements made after December 1, 2017 (LOC rates).

LOC Basic LOC 2 LOC 3 LOC 4
$2,328 $2,176 $2,480 $2,667
Infant Supplement $900

Special Needs and Special Care Increments

TYPE OF PAYMENT / PLACEMENT CHILD’S AGE MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE  

Infant Supplement for all Foster Care placements

 

$900

Monthly

INFANT SUPPLEMENT: Group Homes/STRTPs

 

$1379

Monthly

Special Care Increments are Monthly Rates

All Ages

Maximum

Other County / State Special Needs

 

Per DFCS Instruction

Parenting Support Plan

 

$200

Emotional/Behavioral Level I

 

$120

Emotional/Behavioral Level II

 

$240

Emotional/Behavioral Level III

 

$390

Special Medical Needs Level I/Step 1

 

$111

Special Medical Needs Level I/Step 2

 

$222

Special Medical Needs Level I/Step 3

 

$533

Special Medical Needs Level I/Step 4

 

$889

Special Medical Needs Level II/Step 1

 

$988

Special Medical Needs Level II/Step 2

 

$1,127

Special Medical Needs Level III

 

$1,503

       

INITIAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE

Under    1

$176

 
 

Child    1 - 11

$245

 
 

Boy    12 +

$293

Boy’s Sizes

 

Boy    12 +

$387

Men’s Sizes

 

Girl    12 +

$413

 

ANNUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE

Pre-School

$69

 
 

School AgeAgeA child who will have had his/her 5th birthday on or before December 2 of the year in which this payment is being made.

$141

Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC)

  12/1/17 7/1/18
ISFC - FFA $6,092 $6,187
County - ISFC  $2,231 $2,505

California Department of Developmental Services Community Care Facilities Rates

Effective May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020.

The CCF rates are used by SARC foster care placements and are established by the California Department of Developmental Services. Rates are published on the following website: https://www.dds.ca.gov/Rates/ReimbRates.cfm.

Effective May 1, 2019, rates may vary between providers located in different counties. Counties have been divided into two groups: List A and List B.

List A List B

Alameda

San Joaquin

Alpine

Madera

Contra Costa

San Luis Obispo

Amador

Mariposa

El Dorado

San Mateo

Butte

Mendocino

Los Angeles

Santa Barbara

Calaveras

Merced

Marin

Santa Clara

Colusa

Modoc

Monterey

Santa Cruz

Del Norte

Mono

Napa

Solano

Fresno

Plumas

Nevada

Sonoma

Glenn

Riverside

Orange

Stanislaus

Humboldt

Shasta

Placer

Ventura

Imperial

Sierra

Sacramento

Yolo

Inyo

Siskiyou

San Benito

Yuba

Kern

Sutter

San Bernardino

 

Kings

Tehama

San Diego

 

Lake

Trinity

San Francisco

 

Lassen

Tuolumne

List A

The following increased rates apply to those providers in counties specified in List A.

SERVICE LEVEL PAYMENT RATE FOR FACILITIES WITH 4 BEDS OR LESS PAYMENT RATE FOR FACILITIES WITH 5 BEDS OR MORE PAYMENT RATE FOR VENDORS FORFEITING INCREASE

1

$1,058.37

$1,058.37

$1,058.37

2-Owner

$3,729

$2,618

$2,453

2-Staff

$4,098

$2,884

$2,700

3-Owner

$3,781

$3,082

$2,889

3-Staff

$4,621

$3,426

$3,209

4A

$4,927

$3,946

$3,695

4B

$5,226

$4,224

$3,956

4C

$5,521

$4,499

$4,214

4D

$5,892

$4,829

$4,523

4E

$6,272

$5,187

$4,859

4F

$6,665

$5,553

$5,203

4G

$7,133

$5,973

$5,596

4H

$7,623

$6,340

$6,026

4I

$8,319

$7,077

$6,633

P&I rate Effective New Rate Effective 1/1/19

$136

$136

$136

List B

The following increased rates apply to those providers in counties specified in List B. These rates remain at the January 1, 2019 levels. 

SERVICE LEVEL PAYMENT RATE FOR FACILITIES WITH 4 BEDS OR LESS PAYMENT RATE FOR FACILITIES WITH 5 BEDS OR MORE PAYMENT RATE FOR VENDORS FORFEITING INCREASE

1

$1,058.37

$1,058.37

$1,058.37

2-Owner

$3,674

$2,586

$2,424

2-Staff

$4,035

$2,846

$2,666

3-Owner

$3,725

$3,040

$2,851

3-Staff

$4,195

$3,377

$3,165

4A

$4,847

$3,887

$3,641

4B

$5,140

$4,159

$3,896

4C

$5,429

$4,428

$4,149

4D

$5,793

$4,751

$4,452

4E

$6,165

$5,102

$4,781

4F

$6,550

$5,461

$5,118

4G

$7,008

$5,872

$5,503

4H

$7,488

$6,320

$5,924

4I

$8,170

$6,953

$6,518

P&I rate Effective New Rate Effective 1/1/19

$136

$136

$136

California Department of Developmental Services Community Care Facilities Rates

Effective January 1, 2018

CCF rates are established by the California Department of Developmental Services. When their rates increase they are published on the following website http://www.dds.ca.gov/Rates/ReimbRates.cfm. The CCF rates used by SARC foster care placements.

SERVICE LEVEL PAYMENT RATE FOR FACILITIES WITH 4 BEDS OR LESS PAYMENT RATE FOR FACILITIES WITH 5 BEDS OR MORE PAYMENT RATE FOR VENDORS FORFEITING INCREASE

1

$1,039.37

$1,039.37

$1,039.37

2-Owner

$3,478

$2,456

$2,294

2-Staff

$3,839

$2,716

$2,536

3-Owner

$3,524

$2,873

$2,684

3-Staff

$3,994

$3,210

$2,998

4A

$4,636

$3,709

$3,463

4B

$4,913

$3,965

$3,702

4C

$5,186

$4,218

$3,939

4D

$5,534

$4,525

$4,226

4E

$5,885

$4,855

$4,534

4F

$6,249

$5,193

$4,850

4G

$6,686

$5,583

$5,214

4H

$7,139

$6,005

$5,609

4I

$7,784

$6,601

$6,166

P&I rate Effective New Rate Effective 1/1/19

$136

$136

$136

Dual Agency Rates (DAR)

Age July 1, 2017 July 1, 2018 July 1, 2019 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2021
Birth up to 3 years $988 $1,013 $1,041 $1,081 $1,124
3 years and older $2,209 $2,265 $2,328 $2,417 $2,513

Supplement to Dual Agency Rates

Dual Agency youths that are under 3 years old and receiving the higher rate are not eligible for the following supplemental rates. Supplement to DAR does not receive CNI increase.

$250 $500 $750 $1000

Educational Travel Reimbursement (ETR)

Rates have not changed since 4/1/12

Distance from FC Placement to School of Origin One Way in Miles ETR Rate Per Month Per Child
Up to 3.4 $0
3.5 to 8.4 $58
8.5 to 13.4 $154
13.5 to 18.4 $250
18.5 to 23.4 $347
23.5 or More $443

Rates are based on Public Transportation Passes

Cost Rate
Low $25
Medium $50
High $75

Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP)

TYPE OF RATE PAYMENT RATE
THPP $4,819

Note: The infant supplement for a THPP placement is $900. Although when THPPs are placed through GHs the rate is not based on GH standard rates.

Transitional Housing Placement Plus (THP + FC)

TYPE OF SITE PAYMENT RATE
Single Site Housing $3,336
Remote Site $3,336
Host Family Motel $2,654

Note: Although THP+FC is placed through GHs the rate is not based on GH standard rates. The infant supplement for a THP+FC placement is $900.

Transitional Housing Placement Plus (THP +)

TYPE OF SITE PAYMENT RATE
Single $2,400
Parenting $2,800

Wraparound Services Program

Effective July 1, 2012, there is no longer a requirement to subtract the cost of placement for children or youths in FC. Wraparound services are paid at a flat rate of $3500 each month for children or youths in FC, CalWORKs and JPD.

Related Topics

California Department of Developmental Services Community Care Facilities (CCF) Rates