Kinship Child Only - Overview
A CA application for a child only turned in by a
nonparent caretaker relative (NPCR) of a deprived, dependent child is a Kinship application.
Special considerations are provided in the application process and CA eligibility requirements. (See
Kinship Care Screening for the special considerations)
State Benefit Limit (STBL) and Needy Family criteria apply to Kinship Care cases.
Kinship Care cases include the use of the following Referral Source Codes:
●KS - Kinship Care - Kinship Care is not a referred application.
When an application is identified for a child only, the first page of the application must be stamped with the KF/KS/LP stamp. For Kinship Care applications, staff must circle KF, KS, or LP, or write KF, KS, or LP when the stamp is not available.
The Kinship Care application must be registered for the requested programs and identified as a Kinship Care application requesting benefits for the child only by keying KF, KS, or LP in the REFERRAL SOURCE field on REAP.
When the REFERRAL SOURCE field is keyed on REAP, the Referral Source Code displays on RESE next to ALL participants. The worker must ensure that the appropriate Referral Source Code displays on RESE next to each of the following:
●The PI who is coded OU on SEPA
●The child for whom benefits are requested
●All people within the caretaker relative's family of the child for whom CA benefits are being requested.
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When the child is receiving guardian subsidy payments from DCS or is placed in licensed foster care or a group home by DCS, the child is not eligible for CA.
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