Appendix 1515: Foster Care Eligibility Case Record
CPS September 2017
Foster Care Eligibility staff must maintain a foster care eligibility case record for every child certified for foster care assistance. A child’s hard copy case record must be set up in the following manner:
Left Side of Folder
Top Tabbed Divider—Legal
1. All court orders since removal (chronological order with most recent on top)
2. Affidavit and Original Petition
Middle Tabbed Divider—Birth Verification/SSN
1. Birth Certificate/BVS printout/Citizenship Verification
2. Copy of Social Security Card/Printout of SSN Verification
Bottom Tabbed Divider—Misc./Correspondence
1. Miscellaneous items (internal email, etc.)
2. Correspondence (external letters or communication)
Right Side of Folder
Top Tabbed Divider—Placement
1. Placement List page from IMPACT
Bottom Tabbed Divider—FC Eligibility
1. Service Level List page from IMPACT
2. Eligibility Summary List page from IMPACT
3. Foster Care Application report
4. Extended Foster Care documents (if child is 18)
5. Inquiries for Eligibility Determination (screenshots of external databases: OAG, WTPY, TIERS, Data Broker, when applicable)