Maine § 22 §4062 Payments

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §4062 — Payments

Maine·Title 22 HEALTH AND WELFARE·Part 3 CHILDREN·Ch. 1071 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

1.Payments by department. The department shall provide payments to facilities caring for children to meet the costs of clothing, board and care, within the limits of available funds. The department may establish, by rule, different categories of facilities, levels of need and care and flat-rate or reimbursement methods to distribute these funds. The department may provide child care and travel expense payments to foster and adoptive parents and trainers participating in foster and adoptive parent training programs and volunteers participating in the administrative case review program.

2.Unexpended balance. An unexpended balance of funds for these purposes shall not be transferred to another account and shall not lapse.

3.Priority of payments. The department shall ensure that payments fo

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1.
Payments by department.
The department shall provide payments to facilities caring for children to meet the costs of clothing, board and care, within the limits of available funds. The department may establish, by rule, different categories of facilities, levels of need and care and flat-rate or reimbursement methods to distribute these funds. The department may provide child care and travel expense payments to foster and adoptive parents and trainers participating in foster and adoptive parent training programs and volunteers participating in the administrative case review program.
2.
Unexpended balance.
An unexpended balance of funds for these purposes shall not be transferred to another account and shall not lapse.
3.
Priority of payments.
The department shall ensure that payments for foster care made under this subchapter have the same priority as payments for temporary assistance for needy families pursuant to section 3769, subsection 1.
4.
Kinship and sibling preferences.
In the residential placement of a child, the department shall comply with section 4005‑G.

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Legislative History

PL 1979, c. 733, §18 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 521 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 747, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 530, §A31 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 382, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 392, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 411, §13 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 359, §8 (AMD).