1. (a) Foster care assistance is financial and medical coverage provided by Title IV-E foster care, medical assistance only (MAO) foster care, or state-paid foster care. All other financial resources to which a child is entitled must be used before Title IV-E, MAO, or state-paid foster care is used to pay for the cost of a child's foster care.
2. (b) Title IV-E foster care is a program for children who meet the requirements for the foster care assistance program funded by Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. Program benefits include Medicaid coverage and foster care payments.
3. (c) Medical Assistance Only (MAO) foster care provides Medicaid benefits to needy children who meet the financial requirements but are not otherwise eligible for Title IV-E or state-paid foster care. The care for these children is provided at no cost to the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.
4. (d) State-paid foster care provides foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children who meet the requirements contained in §700.316 and §700.318 of this title (relating to Eligibility Requirements for Title IV-E, MAO, and State-paid Foster Care Assistance and Additional Eligibility Requirements for State-paid Foster Care Assistance).

Source Note:The provisions of this §700.315 adopted to be effective October 31, 1984, 9 TexReg 5431; amended to be effective October 1, 1986, 12 TexReg 1030; amended to be effective May 1, 1989, 14 TexReg 1536; transferred effective September 1, 1992, as published in the Texas Register September 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 6279; amended to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12547.