Rule and Procedure Table of Contents

APPENDIX A PAYMENT RATES

(Rates effective January 1, 2001)

I. Substitute Care Rates - Procedures 359.40

a) Relative Unlicensed Home Care

Foster Care - Standard of Need Service Codes: 3640, 6106, 6140, 2640

Size of

Assist

Unit

Group I - Counties

Group II - Counties

Group III - Counties

Boone, Champaign, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Whiteside, Winnebego, Woodford

Adams, Bureau, Carroll, Clinton, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Effingham, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, JoDaviess, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Putham, Rock Island, Sangomon, Stephenson, St. Clair, Tazwell, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Will

Out of State

Alexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Hardin, Henderson, Menard, Edgar, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Massac, Marion, Marshal, Mason, Schuyler, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Union, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson,

$ 292.00

$ 278.00

$ 270.00

$ 576.00

$ 556.00

$ 540.00

$ 714.00

$ 693.00

$ 681.00

$ 916.00

$ 892.00

$ 864.00

$ 1,085.00

$ 1,055.00

$ 1,030.00

$ 1,164.00

$ 1,140.00

$ 1,110.00

$ 1,253.00

$ 1,218.00

$ 1,183.00

$ 1,344.00

$ 1,312.00

$ 1,272.00

$ 1,440.00

$ 1,404.00

$ 1,368.00

$ 1,540.00

$ 1,510.00

$ 1,450.00

Unlicensed caregivers are paid directly by the Department even if caregiver is supervised by a Purchase of Service Agency.

b) Licensed Foster Family and Relative Homes Care

(Effective July 1 2000)

Licensed Department Homes, Cook County Relative (PCR) and Traditional (PCT)


Licensed Homes, (Relative & Traditional Home Care)			Service Codes: 0101, 0106, 2102, 2140, 2902, 2940, 9101, 9106
Age of Child	Board	Clothing		Allowance	Rates/month
0 - 11 mo.	$ 315.70	$ 34.85		$ 10.25*	$ 360.80
1 - 4 years	$ 317.75	$ 39.98		$ 11.28*	$ 369.01
5 - 8 years	$ 319.80	$ 52.28		$ 12.30	$ 384.38
9 - 11 years	$ 325.95	$ 61.50		$ 22.55	$ 410.00
12 and over	$ 334.15	$ 69.70		$ 41.00	$ 444.85

Private Agency Foster Home Downstate Performance Contract (PCD)


Private Agency Foster Home Rate Performance Contract (PCD)				Service Codes: 9102
Age of Child	Board	Clothing	Personal Allowance		Soc.Serv. Administration	Rate/month TOTAL
0 - 11 mo.	$ 315.70	$ 34.85	$ 10.25*		$ 579.09**	$ 939.89
1 - 4 years	$ 317.75	$ 39.98	$ 11.28*		$ 579.09**	$ 948.10
5 - 8 years	$ 319.80	$ 52.28	$ 12.30		$ 579.09**	$963.47
9 - 11 years	$ 325.95	$ 61.50	$ 22.55		$ 579.09**	$ 989.09
12 and over	$ 334.15	$ 69.70	$ 41.00		$ 579.09**	$1,023.94

Private Agency Relative Home Downstate Performance Contract (PCD)


Private Agency Relative Home Rate Performance Contract (PCD)				Service Codes: 9140
Age of Child	Board	Clothing	Personal Allowance		Soc.Serv. Administration	TOTAL
0 - 11 mo.	$ 315.70	$ 34.85	$ 10.25*		$ 550.65**	$ 911.45
1 - 4 years	$ 317.75	$ 39.98	$ 11.28*		$ 550.65**	$ 919.66
5 - 8 years	$ 319.80	$ 52.28	$ 12.30		$ 550.65**	$ 935.03
9 - 11 years	$ 325.95	$ 61.50	$ 22.55		$ 550.65**	$ 960.65
12 and over	$ 334.15	$ 69.70	$ 41.00		$ 550.65**	$ 995.50

Private Agency Foster Home Cook Small Agency Performance Contract (PCS)


Private Agency Foster Home Rate Performance Contract (PCS)				Service Codes: 4102
Age of Child	Board	Clothing	Personal Allowance		Soc.Serv. Administration	Rate/month TOTAL
0 - 11 mo.	$ 315.70	$ 34.85	$ 10.25*		$ 494.66**	$ 855.46
1 - 4 years	$ 317.75	$ 39.98	$ 11.28*		$ 494.66**	$ 863.67
5 - 8 years	$ 319.80	$ 52.28	$ 12.30		$ 494.66**	$ 879.04
9 - 11 years	$ 325.95	$ 61.50	$ 22.55		$ 494.66**	$ 904.66
12 and over	$ 334.15	$ 69.70	$ 41.00		$ 494.66**	$ 939.51

Private Agency Relative Home Cook Small Agency Performance Contract (PCS)


Private Agency Relative Home Rate Performance Contract (PCS)				Service Codes: 4140
Age of Child	Board	Clothing	Personal Allowance		Soc.Serv. Administration	TOTAL
0 - 11 mo.	$ 315.70	$ 34.85	$ 10.25*		$ 469.27**	$ 830.07
1 - 4 years	$ 317.75	$ 39.98	$ 11.28*		$ 469.27**	$ 838.28
5 - 8 years	$ 319.80	$ 52.28	$ 12.30		$ 469.27**	$ 853.65
9 - 11 years	$ 325.95	$ 61.50	$ 22.55		$ 469.27**	$ 879.27
12 and over	$ 334.15	$ 69.70	$ 41.00		$ 469.27**	$ 914.12

Licensed caregivers with Purchase of Service Agencies (POS) are paid by the POS agency

* Personal Allowance for children age 4 years and under is to be used by foster parents for incidentals (toys, rattles, etc.), which become the property of the child.

**Includes $18.80 per month for non-recurring incidentals for the following child expenses but not limited to:

1. Replacement clothing not covered by the monthly clothing allowance

2. Camp expenses

3. Lessons in recreation or artistic endeavors

4. Music instrument purchase or rental

5. Membership fees and equipment for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, YMCA, YWCA,

6. School supplies

7. Gym shoes and equipment

8. Graduating expenses

9. School trips

10. Tutoring

11. Summer school fees

12. Travel unrelated to placement

13. Medical expenses not covered by the Healthy Kids Program

14. Interpreter/Translation Expenses

Performance Contract for Reunification Services

Name of Service

Rate Amount

Service Codes

Reunification Services Cook County

Case Management

$ 1,041 per child

3033

Reunification Services

$ 3,124 Average per child per fiscal year

3034

Reunification Services All Other Counties

Case Management

After Care management rates and contracts

Reunification Services

$ 1,562 Average per family per fiscal year

3034

The Department agrees to pay, upon request by the private agency and approval of the Department, for the following items:

1. Urine drops for parents/children through DCFS/OASA funded contractors that meet DCFS practice standards on when and to what extent urine drops should be utilized in the service planning and service provision process.

2. Out of state transportation when approved in advance and consistent with Department Rule 359 and in-state transportation over 50 miles one way from the Cook County border for Cook County cases only.

3. $36.90 per hour for ongoing and extraordinary services for children at home as defined in section IV.D. of the Cook County Relative Foster Care Performance Contract.

4. $124.03 per assessment for existing cases where the Department requests that a special assessment be conducted due to lack of information contained in the file/casework record.

Intensive Service Foster Care


Intensive Service Foster Care, Subsidized Guardianship and Adoption Assistance Service Codes: 0103, 0122, 0117, 8103, 8903, 9103, 9903, 0150, 0333, 0334
Age of Child	Rates/month
0 - 11 mo.	$ 546.33
1 - 4 years	$ 557.60
5 - 8 years	$ 576.05
9 - 11 years	$ 599.63
12 and over	$ 634.48

Emergency Homes


Flat Rate Department Emergency Homes		Service Codes: 0104, 0123, 9104, 9904
Rates per day - for a maximum of 30 days
$ 22.51	This rate does not include clothing and personal allowance.

Special Service Fee

Special Service Fee Name	Maximum Per Month	Service Codes	Reason Code	Reason Name
Foster Care	$ 100.00	0113	1,2,3	Child Behavior Problems
Ward and Infants	$ 149.00	0129	5	Ward with Infant
Ward Infant/Central Office	$ 102.00	0138	11	Ward with Infant
Sibling Visitation Fee	$ 100.00	0146	7	Sibling Visitation
Supervision of Sibling Visits (Four hours maximum)	$ 25.00/hr	0176	15	Sibling Visitation
Transportation to/from Sibling Visits	$ 50.00	0165	16	Sibling Visitation
Family Reunification Services per Child	$ 150.00	0157	17	Family Reunification Services.
Family Case Management Fee	$ 41.67	0166	6	Family Case Management
Adoption Assistance	$ 100.00	0307	4	Other
Home of Relative (Central Office Use Only)	$ 301.00	6113	10

Deaf Foster Care


Deaf Foster Care Service Codes: 0105
Age of Child	Rates/month* (Based on a 5-day school week)
0 - 11 mo.	$ 120.00
1 - 4 years	$ 120.00
5 - 8 years	$ 120.00
9 - 11 years	$ 120.00
12 and over	$ 120.00

* An additional $25 is allowed if full time

foster care is provided for a Maximum of $ 145

Home Studies (Client Assessment)

Name of Service	Rate or Maximum Amount	Service Codes
Case Assessment Fee	$ 124..03	0127

c) Adoption Assistance and Subsidized Guardianship

Adoption Assistance Monthly Subsidy Rates

Age of Child

Service Code: 0193, 0194, 0331, 0332

Rates/month

Service Code: 0333, 0334, ~~0341~~ 0150

Rates/month

0 - 11 mo.

$ 360.80

$ 546.33

1 - 4 years

$ 369.01

$ 557.60

5 - 8 years

$ 384.38

$ 576.05

9 - 11 years

$ 410.00

$ 599.63

12 and over

$ 444.85

$ 634.48

II. Family Preservation and Auxiliary Services - Procedures 359.50

b) After Care

Name of Service

Rate or Maximum Amount

Service Codes

After Care Services

Foster Care After Care

Rate negotiated by Regions

0108

Institution and Group H.

Rate negotiated by Regions

0205

c) Homemaker Services

Name of Service

Rate or Maximum Amount

Service Codes

Homemaker Services

Agency Homemaker

Not to exceed $15.00 per hour

0501, 0504

Medical Examination

$ 75.00

0503

d) Camping


Name of Service	Rate or Maximum Amount	Service Codes
Camping - Non-Wards for DCFS Intact Family Cases
Camp Fees	$260.35 maximum per year per child	1506
Camp Clothing	$76.88	1204
Camp Supplies	$20.50	1508
Camp Transportation	DPA Rate	1405

e) Counseling/Advocacy Services


Family Psychological Evaluation
Age of Child	Rate or Maximum Amount	Service Codes
0 - 5 years	$ 358.75	0441
6 - Adult	$ 691.88	0442
Other Related Services
Add-on for Home Based Assessment	$ 76.88	0445
Bonding Assessment	$ 717.50	0447
Psychologist Court Testimony	$ 75.00/hour, four hour maximum	0448

f) Home Studies

Name of Service	Rate or Maximum Amount	Service Codes
Court Ordered Marriage Dissolution Home Studies	$390.53 per study, plus $20.00 per hour for each hour of court testimony beyond the first hour. When two agencies or individuals share the responsibility for the home study due to differing geographic locations of the parties involved, the authorized rate for each shall be $250.00, plus $20.00 per hour for each hour of court testimony time beyond the first hour.	1690
Interstate Compact Home Studies	$353.63 per study, plus $20.00 per hour for each hour of court testimony beyond the first hour.	1691
Court Ordered Adoption Home Studies	$418.00 per study, plus $20.00 per hour for each hour of court testimony beyond the first hour.	1692
Court Ordered Supervised Visitation	$11.71 maximum that can be negotiated	1693

g) Family First Services

Name of Service

Rate or Maximum Amount

Service Codes

Family First Services

Family Preservation Professional Services

$ 22.96/hr.

3002

Professional and Paraprofessional Services

Negotiated rate based on 40% of fixed cost

3004, 3014*

Contractual Services

Rates should be reasonable and necessary for services. In no case shall the Department reimburse a contractual service rate at above the level paid by the general public for such services

3006, 3016

Family Reunification Foster Care Services

Private Agency Foster Care

$ 855.46** - $ 1,077.28

0155

Department Traditional Foster Care

$ 360.80 - $ 685.73

0156

· For Type Service Code 3014, no special authorization is needed from the Office of Contracts & Grants to authorize service rates which were initially bid by the provider in response to a Request for Proposals.

· ** Represents minimum private agency foster care payment.

III. Payments for Preparation for Independent Services -

Procedures 359.60

a) Independent Living

Name of Service

Rate or maximum amount

Service Codes

Youth in employment, Youth in College and Scholarship

Monthly Grant

~~$ 250.00~~ $256.25 for Youth in Employment

0701,

Monthly Grant

$ 444.85 for Youth in College

0720

Scholarship

$ 444.85 (Effective August 1999)

0801

Start-up Grant

Up to $250.00

0703, 0722, 0803

Initial Expenses

Up to $205.00

0702, 0721, 0802

b) Preparation for Transitional Support Services (TLS)

Name of Service

Rate or maximum amount

Service Code

TLS Program - Most TLS service rates are negotiated by contract or at the prevailing rate with the exception of the following:

Youth Learning Incentive

Up to $150.00

2012