Foster Care:
State Agencies Other Than Child Welfare Can Access Title IV-E Funds
HRD-93-6: Published: Feb 9, 1993. Publicly Released: Feb 9, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined: (1) whether federal statutes permit federal reimbursement for foster care placements by state juvenile justice and mental health agencies; (2) which states are claiming reimbursement for juvenile justice and mental health agency placements and the amounts claimed during 1991; and (3) what barriers states encounter in trying to claim reimbursement for these placements.
GAO found that: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued several policy statements clarifying eligibility requirements for reimbursement for foster care placements; (2) HHS has reimbursed states for placements made by juvenile justice agencies since 1984; (3) of the states that responded to a 1991 survey, 21 claimed reimbursement for placements by juvenile justice agencies and 13 claimed reimbursement for placements by mental health agencies; (4) most states reported that they do not separately track reimbursement claims for foster care placements by juvenile justice or mental health agencies; (5) 19 states reported barriers to claiming reimbursement; (6) barriers to claiming reimbursement for juvenile justice placements included problems in obtaining court orders that removal from the home was in the child's best interest, insufficient staff or inadequate procedures for determining if the foster home was eligible to receive payments, concerns that juvenile justice claims would not pass HHS reviews, insufficient state-licensed foster care facilities, and problems meeting the requirement for court hearings within 18 months of removal; (7) juvenile justice and state agencies administering the program had problems negotiating agreements to ensure that eligibility requirements were met; and (8) barriers to claiming reimbursement for mental health placements included state requirements that did not permit claims for voluntary placements, insufficient staff or inadequate procedures for determining eligibility for Aid to Families With Dependent Children, the lack of state-licensed foster care facilities, and problems obtaining properly worded court orders.
Jul 9, 2020
Child Welfare:
Various HHS Offices Provided Input on Decision to Grant Exception from Religious Nondiscrimination Requirement [Reissued with revisions on Jul. 9, 2020.]GAO-20-69R: Published: Oct 25, 2019. Publicly Released: Nov 25, 2019.
Jun 17, 2020
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Department of Defense:
Actions Needed to Improve Management and Oversight of Dependency Determinations for Incapacitated Adult ChildrenGAO-20-335: Published: Jun 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2020.
May 7, 2020
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Poverty Reduction:
HHS Can Improve Information to Assist States and Localities in Adopting Approaches That Serve Whole FamiliesGAO-20-382: Published: May 7, 2020. Publicly Released: May 7, 2020.
Apr 13, 2020
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Child Care and Development Fund:
Office of Child Care Should Strengthen Its Oversight and Monitoring of Program-Integrity RisksGAO-20-227: Published: Mar 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2020.
Feb 26, 2020
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Black Lung Benefits Program:
Improved Oversight of Coal Mine Operator Insurance Is NeededGAO-20-21: Published: Feb 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 2020.
Dec 19, 2019
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Community Services Block Grant:
Better Alignment of Outcome Measures with Program Goals Could Help Assess National EffectivenessGAO-20-25: Published: Nov 19, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 2019.
Dec 4, 2019
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Evidence-Based Policymaking:
Selected Agencies Coordinate Activities, but Could Enhance CollaborationGAO-20-119: Published: Dec 4, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 4, 2019.
Oct 9, 2019
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Maternal and Child Home Visiting Program:
HHS Determined That States Generally Met the Maintenance of Effort RequirementGAO-19-645: Published: Sep 17, 2019. Publicly Released: Oct 9, 2019.
Jul 25, 2019
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Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program:
Improvements Needed to Strengthen Reporting on 9/11-Related ClaimsGAO-19-521R: Published: Jul 25, 2019. Publicly Released: Jul 25, 2019.
Jun 24, 2019
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Older Americans Act:
HHS Could Help Rural Service Providers by Centralizing Information on Promising PracticesGAO-19-330: Published: May 23, 2019. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 2019.
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