At times a child in the custody of one agency is placed in the custody of another agency. When this happens the entity providing care becomes the custody authority of record. While a new Foster Care Eligibility Determination page must be completed for the new custody authority, the original removal data and income/resources are to be used.
Select Eligibility from Global Navigation and Customer Information from Local Navigation. The Contact Summary page displays.
Update the address according to the placement. See Contact Summary -PPS.
Click the + sign to expand the Foster Care pages from Task Navigation.
Select Custody Authority from Task Navigation. The Custody Authority List page displays.
Click the View button to display all custody authority records.
Click the hyperlink for the active custody authority record. The Foster Care Eligibility Determination page displays in view mode.
Print the Foster Care Eligibility Determination page or take a screen shot, making sure all information is included.
Click the Close button. The Custody Authority List page redisplays.
Click the Add button. The Foster Care Eligibility Determination page displays.
Select the new Custody Authority Type from the drop-down menu.
Enter the Custody Authority Begin Date for the new custody authority using the <mm/dd/yyyy> format or the calendar icon.
Complete the rest of the page with the information from the previous Foster Care Eligibility Determination page.
Click the Save button. The Effective Dating Confirmation List page displays.
Click the Save button. The Foster Care Eligibility List page displays in view form.
Click the Close button. The Custody Authority List page displays with the new record.
Select Child Placement from Task Navigation. The Child Placement List page displays.
Click the Add button. The Child Placement Detail page displays.
See Child Placement – PPS to add a new placement (if applicable) and Case Management Agency.
Select Run EDBC from Task Navigation. See Eligibility Determination and Benefit Calculation – PPS .