Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families
Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families
Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families
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TITLE <strong>IV</strong>-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 4Page 7FederalRegulatory/StatutoryReferences1356.30(b)471(a)(20)(A)(i)1356.30(c)471(a)(20)(A)(ii)Requirementa. the <strong>State</strong>/Tribal provides procedures <strong>for</strong> criminal records checks (includingfinger-print-based checks of national crime in<strong>for</strong>mation databases (as defined insection 534(e)(3)(a) of <strong>Title</strong> 28, United <strong>State</strong>s Code) <strong>for</strong> any prospective foster<strong>and</strong> adoptive parent be<strong>for</strong>e the parent may be finally approved <strong>for</strong> placement ofa child regardless of whether foster care maintenance payments or adoptionassistance payments are to be made on behalf of the child.b. The <strong>State</strong>/Tribal does not approve or license any prospective foster or adoptiveparent, nor does the <strong>State</strong>/Tribal claim FFP <strong>for</strong> any foster care maintenance oradoption assistance payment made on behalf of a child placed in a foster homeoperated under the auspices of a child placing agency or on behalf of a childplaced in an adoptive home through a private adoption agency, if the<strong>State</strong>/Tribal finds that, in any case involving a child on whose behalf suchpayments are to be made in which a criminal records check conducted inaccordance with paragraph (a) of this section, a court of competent jurisdictionhas determined that the prospective foster or adoptive parent has been convictedof a felony involving:(1) Child abuse or neglect;(2) Spousal abuse;(3) A crime against a child or children (including child pornography); or,(4) A crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, butnot including other physical assault or battery.c. The <strong>State</strong>/Tribal does not approve or license any prospective foster or adoptiveparent, nor claim FFP <strong>for</strong> any foster care maintenance or adoption assistancepayment made on behalf of a child placed in a foster family home operatedunder the auspices of a child placing agency or on behalf of a child placed in anadoptive home through a private adoption agency, if the <strong>State</strong>/Tribal finds, inany case involving a child on whose behalf such payments are to be made inwhich a criminal records check conducted in accordance with paragraph (a) of<strong>State</strong>/Tribal Regulatory,Statutory, <strong>and</strong> PolicyReferences <strong>and</strong>Citations <strong>for</strong> EachSec. 5 J (1)(b)Sec. 5 J (1)(c)
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