If a child is in kinship placement and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or foster care payments are not being expended:
- The kinship foster parent (new custodial person [CP]) is added to the case
- The CHU screen is updated to show DHS (D) custody
- A separate obligation should be built and balances for the CP’s custody time period should be added.
- Current support issues to the kinship CP
- Review receipt history to determine if a Finance Action Request should be sent to issue receipts to the new CP, creating a bad debt if necessary.
- These cases require close monitoring to prevent a CP from being overpaid once they become foster care certified.
NOTE: Because there is a foster care medical referral, an application for services is not necessary for a non-funded kinship parent.
Because of the medical referral, an E or F case type could be present on CSML, even though foster care benefits are not being expended. Balances and/or receipt adjustments may be necessary. These cases can be handled two different ways:
- Request a Bypass Flag update* by the Center for Finance and Budget (CFB) to prevent the case type from automatically updating E or F or;
- Monitor the case monthly to avoid overpayments. A Finance Action Request may be required in order to issue current support.
*For explanation of the Bypass Flag update, see Juvenile Finance Glossary CSQuest article.