5195            INDIVIDUALS UNDER TITLE IV-E FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE

Title IV-E is a section of the Social Security Act, which addresses federal payments for foster care and adoption assistance.  In Alaska, the Office of Children's Services Division ( OCS Office of Children's Services ) determines a child's eligibility for Title IV-E Foster Care and Title IV-E Adoption Assistance.   OCS Office of Children's Services is responsible for making sure a child meets all criteria before being enrolled as a Title IV-E recipient, and the financial determination that is based on AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children policy in effect on July 16, 1996.  The rules for determining Title IV-E eligibility are found in the AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children Manual Section 395.

Children for whom a Title IV-E adoption assistance agreement is in effect and children who receive Title IV-E foster care payments are eligible for Medicaid if they meet the Medicaid requirements of enumeration, assignment of rights, U.S. United States citizenship or qualified alien status, and Citizenship Status Declaration ( CSD Citizenship Status Declaration ).

A child in a state-only adoption assistance agreement (not a Title IV-E adoption assistance agreement) may be eligible for Medicaid.  See Section 5460.