1. (1) To be eligible for foster care, an adult recipient must be:

   1. (a) At risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation; or
   2. (b) At risk of institutionalization; and
   3. (c) Able to live safely outside of an institution with the provision of foster care and other available services; and
   4. (d) Unable to live alone because of incapacities or infirmities, such as senility, mental retardation, physical handicap; and
   5. (e) Without family with whom he or she can live, or with whom it is appropriate for him or her to live.

Author: Kay Pilgreen

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Title 38; Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397.

History: Effective June 28, 1983. Permanent amendment effective February 4, 1988. Emergency amendment effective September 7, 1990. Succedent permanent amendment effective December 7, 1990. Amended: Filed February 18, 1999; effective March 25, 1999.