States and Territories That Have Adopted Separate Licensing or Approval Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes
A final rule approved in 2023 allows title IV-E agencies to adopt separate licensing or approval standards for relative kinship foster family homes to increase the utilization of kinship family placements and states that licensed or approved relative or kinship foster family homes should receive the same foster care maintenance payment amount that would have been made if the child was placed in a non-related/non-kinship foster family home.
This map highlights which states and territories have federally approved amendments to their title IV-E plans and adopted separate licensing standards. This map will be updated on a quarterly basis as state and territory plan amendments are approved.
For questions regarding these approved amendments or a specific state, territory or tribe, please contact your regional program manager.