Welcome...
to the website for AAICAMA, the Association of Administrators for the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance! This site is designed to be a resource for state and local agency staff to work more effectively with families that have an adoption assistance agreement and move from one state to another. It may be of some benefit to adoptive families looking for information on how the ICAMA applies but will not take the place of discussions with the local agency.
Just added: Responsibility for providing Medicaid
during temporary absences (or vacations) from the state.
Which state is responsible for the provision of Medicaid while a title IV-E adoption assistance eligible child is visiting relatives out-of-state?
This is a frequent question from the states, particularly during the summer months. The question comes down to this-has the child’s state of residence changed to that of the relative’s...read the complete response in the Medicaid section under title IV-E Adoption Assistance.
California County Training July 28, 2010
Materials for the Californnia County training can be found in the training part of the Medicaid section. Please call Ursula Gilmore at 202.682.0100 x269 if you have any questions.
Participants are urged to complete an evaluation of the training provided by AAICAMA.
Please click here for the evaluation form.
AAICAMA values your opinions and thanks you for the time you take to complete this form.
ACYF-CB-PI-10-11 issued by the Children's Bureau
This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance on Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
Below are the Sections included in the PI:
- Section A: Title IV-E Definition of Child and Extending Assistance to Youth Age 18 and Older
- Section B: Provisions Specific to the Extension of Title IV-E Foster Care Age 18 and Older
- Section C: Transition Plan for Emancipating Youth
- Section D: Guardianship Assistance Program
- Section E: Enrolling Children in School, Educational Stability and Payments for School Transportation
- Section F: Health Care Oversight and Coordination Plan
- Section G: Sibling Placement
- Section H: Notifying Relatives
- Section I: Waiving Non-Safety Licensing Standards for Relatives
- Section J: Adoption Assistance, Reinvestment, and Adoption Tax Credit
- Section K: Indian Tribes and Title IV-E
- Section L: Short-Term Training
- Section M: Funding and Administrative Costs
- Section N: Instructions for Amending the Title IV-E Plan
The full text of ACYF-CB-PI-10-11 can be found in the Federal Law and Policy section under Children's Bureau Issuances.
Important Presentations from AAICAMA's 2010 Annual Meeting
- Federal Child Welfare Legislative Update
presented by: Allison Lowery Palmer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau. - Health Reform and Medicaid
presented by Richard Fenton, Deputy Executive Director, National Association of State Medicaid Directors
APHSA.
The complete Conference notebook is available.
See the 2010 Annual Meeting page in the Resources section for information and presentations provided to participants.
If you have questions about any of the materials or need addtional information, please contact the Secretariat by phone at: 202.682.0100 x269 or by e-mail at rbockweg@aphsa.org.
