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Federal Eligibility
Policy
When a child is placed, federal eligibility must be determined and documented by entering the information in CalSAWS, on the Collect Foster Care AFDC Eligibility Detail window (Linkage, Resources and Income Details tabs) and by completing the “Determination of Federal Foster Care Eligibility” (FC 3/FC 3A) forms. The CalSAWS worksheets must be printed and scanned with the FC 3 and FC 3A. It is especially important when a child is placed with a relative because of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Miller vs. Youakim, which states that federally eligible children placed with relatives are eligible for Foster Care or CalWORKs. Prior to this, federally eligible children placed with relatives were not eligible for Foster Care.
Non-federally eligible children placed with relatives are not eligible for non-federal AFCD-FC. They are eligible for either CalWORKs, ARC and county only funding when approved.
Federal Eligibility Redetermination
Effective July 9, 2014, annual redeterminations for federal AFDC-FC eligibility are no longer required under federal law after the initial federal linkage is established. This provision does not remove the other federal requirements such as licensing, certification, home approvals, ARC 2 or updated FC 2, and an updated SOC 158A.
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