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Subcommittee approves rule change to license kinship foster and adoptive homes, citing federal change and $3.9M impact
Summary
The Health and Healthcare Industry Subcommittee on Wednesday approved Regulation 5296 to create a separate licensure pathway for kinship foster and adoptive homes, a change Department of Social Services staff said will let the state draw down federal funds and provide monthly board payments to relatives who care for children in foster care.
The Health and Healthcare Industry Subcommittee on Wednesday approved Regulation 5296 to create a separate licensure pathway for kinship foster and adoptive homes, a change Department of Social Services staff said will let the state draw down federal funds and provide monthly board payments to relatives who care for children in foster care.
Ann Ragley, chief external affairs director at the South Carolina Department of Social Services, told the panel the regulation is being updated to reflect a federal rule change in September 2023 and to “to make less burdensome regulations on kids actually. On on kin, kinship placements for children that are in the foster care system.”
The regulation would let kinship caregivers who meet licensure…
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