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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 3140.114 - Substitute care agreement

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In order to receive reimbursement for placement
							 maintenance, the county agency shall have an approved children and youth social
							 services plan and budget estimate under §§
													3140.11-3140.18 (relating to plan
							 requirements).
The provisions of this §
															3140.114 issued under Articles II,
								VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
																201-211,
								701-774,
								901-922 and
								1001-1080).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 3140.115 - Eligibility for additional benefits

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A child who is eligible for placement maintenance is
							 also eligible for benefits under Titles XIX and XX of the Social Security Act
							 (42 U.S.C.A. §§
														1396-1396q and
							 1397-1397f).
The provisions of this §
															3140.115 issued under Articles II,
								VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
																201-211,
								701-774,
								901-922 and
								1001-1080).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 3140.121 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 3140.122 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 3140.123 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 3140.124 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.130 - Effective date for claiming placement maintenance

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(a) The county agency may claim placement
						  maintenance reimbursement for a child from the date that the child meets
						  eligibility requirements.
(b) If a
						  child meets placement maintenance eligibility requirements except the
						  requirements relating to reasonable efforts determinations, and the reasonable
						  efforts requirement is subsequently met, the county may claim placement
						  maintenance reimbursement from the first day of the month in which the
						  reasonable efforts determination was made.
The provisions of this §
															3140.130 issued under Articles II,
								VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
																201-211,
								701-774,
								901-922 and
								1001-1080).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.131 - Allowable costs

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Placement maintenance may include only the cost of
							 and the cost of providing the following:
(1) Food.
(2) Clothing.
(3) Shelter.
(4) Child care, which includes daily
						  supervision in a residential facility and part day child care in a foster
						  family home.
(5) The child's
						  personal incidentals.
(6) Liability
						  insurance coverage with respect to the child.
(7) Reasonable travel for the child to visit
						  his family.
(8) School
						  supplies.
The provisions of this §
															3140.131 amended under Articles
								II, VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
																201-211,
								701-774,
								901-922 and
								1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
															3140.132 (relating to additional
								allowable costs for eligible children in residential child care
								facilities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.132 - Additional allowable costs for eligible children in residential child care

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Placement maintenance may include the reasonable cost
							 of administration and operation necessary to provide the allowable cost items
							 for eligible children in residential child care facilities listed in §
													3140.131 (relating to allowable
							 costs). A reasonable cost is no more than the customary cost for performing
							 similar functions in similar facilities, that is, similar in numbers and type
							 of children served.
The provisions of this §
															3140.132 amended under Articles
								II, VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
																201-211,
								701-774,
								901-922 and
								1001-1080).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.133 - Cost allocation plan

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Administrative and operational costs for eligible
							 children placed in substitute care shall be determined and allocated in
							 accordance with procedures issued by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.134 - Out-of-State placements

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(a)
						  Placement maintenance is available for eligible children placed in substitute
						  care outside this Commonwealth.
(b)
						  For children placed in states which are signatories to the Interstate Compact
						  on the Placement of Children in section 761 of the Public Welfare Code
						  (62
						  P. S. §
														761), these placements shall be
						  made in compliance with the provisions of sections 761-765 of the Public
						  Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
														761-765).
(c) For children placed in states which are
						  not signatories to the Inter- state Compact on the Placement of Children in
						  section 761 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §
														761), these placements shall be made in
						  compliance with provisions of sections 746-753 of the Public Welfare Code
						  (62
						  P. S. §§
														746-753).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.135 - Federal financial participation

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The county agency shall calculate the amount of
							 placement maintenance for which each child is eligible. This amount shall be
							 calculated after subtracting child-specific income, such as Social Security
							 payments and child support payments, from the total cost of substitute
							 care.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.136 - State financial participation

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State financial participation in placement
							 maintenance will be made in accordance with §§
													3140.21-3140.23 (relating to reimbursement
							 for services).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.137 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.138 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - PLACEMENT MAINTENANCE › EFFECTIVE DATE, ALLOWABLE COSTS AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 3140.139 - Hearing and appeal

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(a) The child
						  and the child's parent or guardian have the right to appeal and the right to a
						  fair hearing before the Department's Office of Hearings and Appeals on actions
						  and decisions by the county agency with respect to placement maintenance
						  related to:
(1) Denial of benefits.
(2) Failure to act on a request for benefits
						  with reasonable promptness.
(3) A
						  suspension, reduction, discontinuance or termination of benefits.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.201 - Applicability

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This subchapter applies to the provision of adoption
						  assistance by county children and youth social service agencies. This
						  subchapter is promulgated by the Department to provide financial assistance to
						  adoptive parents on behalf of children with special needs who meet adoption
						  assistance eligibility criteria. The subchapter presents the requirements for
						  State and Federal financial participation in the costs of providing adoption
						  assistance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.202 - Child eligibility

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(a) The
						county children and youth social service agency (county agency) is the sole
						authority for certifying a child's eligibility for adoption
						assistance.
(b) The county agency
						shall certify for adoption assistance children whose placement goal is adoption
						and who meet the following requirements:
(1)
						The child is 17 years of age or younger.
(2) Parental rights have been terminated
						under 23 Pa.C.S. Part III (relating to the Adoption Act).
(3) The child is in the legal custody of the
						county agency or another agency approved by the Department.
(4) The child shall have at least one of the
						following characteristics:
(i) A physical,
						mental or emotional condition or handicap.
(ii) A genetic condition which indicates a
						high risk of developing a disease or handicap.
(iii) Be a member of a minority
						group.
(iv) Be a member of a
						sibling group.
(v) Be 5 years of
						age or older.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.204 - Payments/benefits

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(a) The county
						agency shall certify the child's eligibility for adoption assistance and, in
						consultation with the adoptive parent, shall determine the terms of the
						adoption assistance agreement.
(b)
						Two types of payments, as well as adoption assistance benefits, shall be
						available to children certified as eligible for adoption assistance under this
						chapter. The two types of payments are adoption assistance payments and
						nonrecurring adoption expense payments.
(1)
						For adoption assistance payments, the following apply:
(i) The amount of the adoption assistance
						payment may not exceed the foster care maintenance payment which would have
						been paid if the child for whom the adoption assistance payment is made were
						living in a foster family home.
(ii) The county agency shall, when
						determining the dollar amount of the assistance payment, consider the following
						circumstances of the adoptive parent and child:
(A) Family income and expenses.
(B) Family financial assets and
						liabilities.
(C) Other family
						resources, such as employe benefits, available to the adoptive parent which
						would become accessible to the child.
(D) The cost of supportive child services
						that are borne by the adoptive parents, such as medical expenses not covered
						under the State Medical Assistance Program, and special transportation
						costs.
(E) The possible loss of
						benefits currently available to the child, such as supplemental security
						income.
(iii) The county
						agency which certifies the child eligible for adoption assistance payments
						shall remain responsible for the agreed upon payments, as specified in the
						adoption assistance agreement, if the adoptive family relocates outside the
						county.
(iv) The county agency may
						adjust the amount of the payments with the concurrence of the adoptive
						parents.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.205 - Eligibility for Federal financial participation

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(a) Adoption assistance payments shall
						qualify for Federal financial participation under Title IV-E of the Social
						Security Act (42 U.S.C.A.
						§§
													670-676) (Title IV-E),
						when the requirements of this chapter are met and a child is placed with
						approved adoptive applicants.
(b)
						To continue Federal financial participation after the adoption is finalized,
						the child shall meet one of the following conditions:
(1) The child is eligible for Aid to Families
						with Dependent Children and is living with a relative at the time the adoption
						petition is filed.
(2) The child is
						receiving Title IV-E placement maintenance at the time the adoption petition is
						filed.
(3) The child meets
						Supplemental Security Income eligibility requirements.
(4) The child is a child whose placement
						costs are covered by Title IV-E payment made with respect to the child's minor
						parent.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.206 - State reimbursement

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State reimbursement of county agency costs for adoption
						  assistance shall be 80% of one of the following:
(1) Adoption assistance payments or
						nonrecurring adoption expenses, or both, when the child is not eligible for
						Federal financial participation.
(2) When the child is eligible for Federal
						financial participation, the remainder of costs for adoption assistance
						payments or nonrecurring adoption expenses, or both, after Federal financial
						participation has been deducted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.207 - Entitlement to other services and benefits

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(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law,
						families with a signed adoption assistance agreement, who are providing care
						for a child whom they intend to adopt under sections 771-774 of the Public
						Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
													771-774) and in accordance with this chapter
						are not liable under the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966
						(50
						P. S. §§
													4101-4704) or the Support
						Law (62 P. S. §§
													1971-1977) if the child needs services or
						assistance available under these statutes. A child for whom an adoption
						assistance agreement has been entered and is living with a family who will or
						has already adopted under the Pennsylvania Adoption Assistance Program is
						considered a family of one:
(1) By the county
						board of assistance in determining eligibility for Medical
						Assistance.
(2) By the local
						offices of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in determining eligibility for
						mental health and mental retardation services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.208 - Procedures

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The county agency shall follow the procedures and
						  execute the forms required by the Department for eligibility determination or
						  documentation, Federal financial participation, State reimbursement and
						  statistical reporting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.209 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3140 - PLANNING AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 3140.210 - Right to hearing and appeal

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(a) A child applying for or receiving
						adoption assistance or a person acting on behalf of a child has a right to a
						Departmental hearing to appeal:
(1) A finding
						of ineligibility after determination of eligibility.
(2) A denial or reduction of
						service.
(3) The termination or
						suspension of service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3150.1 - Legal base

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The legal authority for this chapter is:
(1) Article VII of the Public Welfare Code
						(62
						P. S. §§
													701-709,
						721-725,
						731-735,
						741-753,
						761-765 and
						771-774).
(2) The Juvenile Act,
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
													6301-6365 (relating to juvenile
						matters).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3150.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
Department
-The Department of Human
						  Services of the Commonwealth.
New service
-A social service not yet
						  in existence in the county. The term does not include the expansion of an
						  existing service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3150.3 - Applicability

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(a) This chapter
						governs the provision of grants by the Department to aid counties in the
						development of new social services for children and youth. There are two types
						of grants for new services:
(1)
Additional grants.
Additional grants will be awarded within
						the limits of the annual appropriations, to assist counties in establishing new
						social services in accordance with a plan approved by the Department.
(2)
Block grants.
Block
						grants will be awarded only at the end of the 1978 and 1979 calendar years to
						those counties which qualify according to statutory criteria. Block grants will
						only be used to assist in establishing new services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › ADDITIONAL GRANTS › Section 3150.11 - Departmental responsibility

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(a)
						The Department will select grant recipients from the applications submitted.
						The primary criteria used by the Department in making grant award selections
						will be:
(1) The relative need for new social
						services as identified by the public agency or the court.
(2) The feasibility and merit of the
						proposal.
(3) The extent to which
						legislative objectives and the Department's priorities are met.
(4) The amount of State funds
						available.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › ADDITIONAL GRANTS › Section 3150.12 - County responsibility

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(a)
Generally.
The county will be responsible for the application,
						reporting, and auditing procedures required by this chapter.
(b)
Grant application.
The
						proposed service must be one not previously provided by the county as part of
						its regular program of children and youth services except the development of
						regional detention centers.
(1) The proposed
						services must supplement an approved annual services plan and budget
						estimate.
(2) The county shall
						submit an application on forms provided by the Department by November 15 of the
						year preceding the year that the grant is to be effective. The application must
						be submitted at the same time as, and attached to, the annual services plan and
						budget estimate submitted by the county under Chapter 3140 (relating to
						planning and financial reimbursement requirements for county children and youth
						social service programs).
(3) The
						application must include the following information:
(i) Name or description of the service to be
						provided. The services which will be eligible are those within the scope of
						Chapter 3130 (relating to administration of county children and youth social
						service programs).
(ii) A written
						narrative which includes a needs statement, goal, specific objectives, and plan
						of action for service provisions for the service to be provided.
(iii) A budget estimate using the appropriate
						cost centers and major objects of the account structure for children and youth
						services.
(iv) An estimate of the
						sources of revenue-State, Federal, county, local, client-to be used to fund
						this proposal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › BLOCK GRANTS › Section 3150.21 - Departmental responsibility

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(a)
						The Department will determine at the end of each of calendar years 1978 and
						1979, whether a county is entitled to a block grant. The amount of its
						entitlement will be determined through the following formula:
(1) The amount of the county's reimbursement
						for services to children and youth will be compared to the amount received by
						that county for child welfare services and reimbursements made under
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
														6301-6365 (relating to juvenile matters) in
						calendar year 1976.
(2) If the
						amount of the county's reimbursement is greater than the amount received in
						1976, this increased amount received will be compared with the amount expended
						by the county for youth development center and youth forestry camp commitments
						during those years.
(3) If the
						amount expended for youth development centers and youth forestry camps by the
						county exceeds the increase in reimbursements received by the county, the
						county will be eligible for a block grant for new services for the amount of
						that difference.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3150 - GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR NEW SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH › BLOCK GRANTS › Section 3150.22 - County responsibility

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(a)
						Eligible counties wishing to receive a block grant must submit an application
						under the procedures described in §
												3150.12(b)(3)
						(relating to county responsibility). This application should be submitted at
						the end of the calendar year.
(b)
						The county shall comply with reporting and auditing requirements as detailed in
						§
												3150.12(b) and
						(c).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3150.3 (relating to
							 applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3170.1 - Legal base

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The legal authority for this chapter is Articles VII
						  and IX of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
													701-774 and
						  901-922), and
						  42 Pa.C.S. §§
													6301-6365 (relating to the Juvenile
						  Act).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3170.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
						  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise:
Appropriate county authority
-The
						  county institution districts or their successors, where applicable.
County
-The county institution
						  districts or their successors, where applicable.
County agency
-The Children and Youth
						  Social Services Agency.
Department
-The Department of Public
						  Welfare of the Commonwealth.
Mortgaged real estate
-A conveyance of
						  property subject to certain financial conditions or obligations which are
						  satisfied by payment according to stipulated terms. The conveyance of property
						  through bonded indebtedness shall be considered as mortgaged real estate for
						  the purposes of this chapter.
Part-time employe
-An employe who, on a
						  continuing basis, works less than the county's regular standard work
						  week.
Permanent employe
-An employe of the
						  county children and youth social service agency-either full-time or
						  part-time-who is expected to be maintained on the payroll for at least 9
						  months.
Program funded agency
-An agency whose
						  total eligible expenditures are funded in a manner which is predetermined by
						  the appropriate county authorities.
Sole-source provider
-A situation where
						  there is only one provider that exists in a geographic area and no economic
						  benefit would result from a nonlocal provider, or the services to be provided
						  are unique to a proposed provider and the reason for unanticipated critical
						  need which shall be satisfied in as short a time as possible, or the services
						  needed are professional or medical service provided only on a unit fee or
						  consultation basis such as physicians, psychologists, dentists, and the
						  like.
Temporary employe
-An employe of the
						  county children and youth social service agency-either full-time or
						  part-time-who is maintained on the payroll for a period of 9 months or
						  less.
Unrestricted donations
-onies or major
						  items freely given to the county, the county agency, or contracted provider, to
						  be used in a manner which the recipient of the donations shall see fit-that is,
						  the funds or items have not been earmarked for a particular purpose, function,
						  project, or individual. Donations to a fund maintained by the advisory board
						  for the purpose of purchasing gifts, having social activities, and the like,
						  for children is not considered an unrestricted donation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › INTRODUCTION › Section 3170.11 - Purpose

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(a) This chapter is
						a consolidation of the fiscal policies which relate to children and youth
						social service programs in this Commonwealth. This chapter defines allowable
						costs for reimbursement by the Department.
(b) The Department will only participate in
						expenditures or activities which are permitted under the County Code
						(16
						P. S. §§
													101-2902) applicable to
						the particular county requesting reimbursement. The Department will participate
						financially in the payment of those expenditures which are necessary and
						justifiable for program operation. The extent of Departmental participation is
						dependent upon the level of funding for which a given service qualifies and the
						allowability of expenditures as they are defined in this chapter. Expenditures
						made by the county children and youth program shall be reasonable to the extent
						that they are of the same nature as expenditures which would be made by a
						prudent buyer in the market place.
(c) Sections
						3170.41-3170.49,
						3170.51-3170.61, and
						3170.71-3170.77 (relating to personnel
						expenses; operating expenses; and fixed assets) contain the Department's
						policies for claiming Departmental participation in expenditures for services
						provided directly by the county and program-funded agencies. Sections
						3170.81-3170.86 (relating to unit of
						service funding) contain the Department's policies for claiming Departmental
						participation in services provided through the county agency on a unit of
						service funding basis. These policies define the maximum allowable expenditures
						for Departmental participation and shall not be construed as mandated rates of
						expenditure. Expenditures beyond those approved levels are the responsibility
						of the local authorities.
(d)
						Policies contained in this chapter address themselves to those county expenses
						which the Department considers as allowable and which it will reimburse.
						Expenses which have not been included in this chapter are considered to be a
						cost which is not eligible for Departmental financial participation.
(e) This chapter shall apply to county
						children and youth social service agencies in the Commonwealth, and providers
						of service to the county agencies, where applicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › INTRODUCTION › Section 3170.12 - Grants and reimbursement policies

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(a) The Department will provide grants to
						counties and individual providers to assist them in establishing new services
						for children and youth when the providers have received approval for the grants
						under the provisions of Chapter 3140 (relating to planning and financial
						reimbursement requirements for county children and youth social service
						programs).
(b) Grants and
						reimbursement shall be subject to the availability of funds to the Department
						from the General Assembly.
(c)
						Funds made available to the Department will be distributed to the counties on a
						consistent and uniform basis.
(d)
						The Department will reimburse only for those services included in the county's
						approved annual plan or approved revisions to the plan, and in compliance with
						Chapter 3140. Expenditures made by the county to those facilities which are
						certified by the Department shall be eligible for reimbursement for services
						provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › SERVICES › Section 3170.21 - Generally

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Services may be provided directly by the single county
						  agency or by purchase of service from a Departmentally approved agency or
						  facility, which includes program-funded agencies.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › SERVICES › Section 3170.22 - Direct provision of services

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(a) Information and referral service, service
						planning, and protective services shall be provided directly by the county
						agency. However, these services may also be purchased from another agency; that
						is, they may be purchased to supplement the county's provision of services,
						under the following conditions:
(1) When
						information and referral services for children are provided as part of a single
						county-wide information and referral program operated by a public or private
						agency other than the county agency, in which case the county agency shall not
						be required to provide it directly.
(2) When, as a supplement to the county
						agency's provision of service, information and referral services are provided
						under a written agreement by a program-funded agency which provides as its
						primary function the diversion of children from the traditional children and
						youth programs and which has information and referral services as an integral
						part of its program.
(3) When, as a
						supplement to the county agency's provision of the service, service planning is
						provided under a written agreement in conjunction with information and referral
						service by a program funded agency which provides as its primary function the
						diversion of children from the traditional children and youth
						programs.
(4) When, as a supplement
						to the county agency's provision of these services, protective services-child
						abuse and protective services-general are provided under a written agreement by
						another certified agency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › SERVICES › Section 3170.23 - Purchase of service

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(a)
						Purchase of service funding may be by unit of service funding or by program
						funding.
(b) A written agreement
						complying with §
												3170.93 (relating to contracts)
						shall be signed by the county and those providers to which clients are
						regularly referred or with which the public agency, the juvenile court, and
						juvenile probation office have a continuing relationship. This requirement
						shall apply to both unit of service and program-funded agencies.
(c) Unit of service funding is the
						reimbursement of providers based on a charge per service. This refers to
						service providers which are separately administered, and receive reimbursement
						by a contracted per diem or fee rate-funding based on a charge per service.
						Services which are not eligible for program funding may be purchased on a unit
						of service plan if they are included in the approved annual plan. The services
						may be contracted for in advance, to be paid for as used, or purchased as the
						occasion arises. The services shall meet the requirements set forth in
						§§
												3170.81-3170.86 (relating to unit of
						service funding) in order to qualify for reimbursement.
(d) The county may fund the total eligible
						expenditures for a privately administered and staffed facility or agency-that
						is, program funded-however, the funding may be used only when all of the
						following conditions are met:
(1) The county
						provides documentation that the desired services are available from only one
						provider in the geographical area to be served.
(2) The cost of the service is reasonable and
						if it can be computed on a unit-of-service basis, the rate does not exceed
						those charged the general public, or actual cost.
(3) The amount of funding paid by the county
						are those allowable provider costs remaining after other sources of income to
						the provider have been applied to the program being funded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3170.31 - Liability of the county and the Department

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(a) Neither the Department nor a county will
						be required to expend funds to provide services to a child so long as the child
						is eligible for or receiving benefits which exceed the cost of the service,
						under a private, public, county, State, or Federal program. Federal funding in
						this context includes payments made to or for the child, such as AFDC-F, Social
						Security, Supplemental Security Income, and Veterans Benefits.
(b) When the child is no longer eligible for
						benefits under another program or the benefits no longer exceed the cost of the
						service, the Department and the county will share the cost of providing
						services to the child, to the extent that the cost exceed a benefit to the
						child and are not borne by the Federal government or a private person or
						agency. This section shall not be construed so as to decrease or eliminate
						eligibility of a person, a facility of the State, or a political subdivision to
						receive a type of Federal assistance, grants, or funding.
(c) The Mental Health Mental Retardation Act
						of 1966 (50 P. S. §§
													4101,
						4102,
						4201-4203,
						4301-4305,
						4401-4426,
						4501-4512,
						4601-4606 and
						4701-4704) contains a
						contingent liability clause similar to the one stated in subsection (b). In
						order to avoid confusion, when either the mental health/mental retardation or
						children and youth social service program request a determination on liability,
						the Department will determine, through its regional office:
(1) If the costs shall be charged to the
						mental health/mental retardation or children and youth social service program
						on the basis of the type of service provided.
(2) Which of these programs shall provide the
						service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3170 - ALLOWABLE COSTS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3170.32 - Related programs

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Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for children
						  and youth social services shall not be used to support other programs for which
						  specific appropriations have also been made, such as specialized services in
						  mental health/mental retardation programs or facilities.