Foster Care Rate Setting

• Foster Care Rates FAQs
• Foster Care Rate Applications – Including IMC Rate Application
• Rates Consultant County Assignment List
• STRTP Accreditation Status Tracker - FFPSA Accreditation

Foster Care Rates Lists

• Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) [Revised 2/6/25]
  • Community Treatment Facilities (CTF)
  • Innovative Model of Care (IMC)
  • Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities (SATF)
• Foster Family Agency Provider Rate List (FFA) [Revised 2/6/25]
  • Foster Family Agency (FFA) [Age-Based]
  • FFA Level of Care (LOC)
  • FFA Regional Center (FFA-RC) Programs List
  • Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC)
  • Transitional Housing Placement – Non-Minor Dependent (THP-NMD)

General Information and Definitions

• Group Home
• Foster Family Agency
• STRTP and Historic Group Home Standard Rate Schedule

Regulations

 MPP Division 11, Chapter 11-400 Through 11-430

• Division 11, Chapter 11-400, Section 11-001 thru 11-401.5
• Operations Manual – Foster Care (Begins on Page 15)
• Division 11, Chapter 11-400, Section 11-402.431(d) thru 11-402.944
• Operations Manual – Foster Care
• Division 11, Chapter 11-500, Section 11-501 thru 11-908
• Operations Manual – Foster Care

Foster Care Rates-Related Information Letters

All County Letters (ACL)

• ACL 24-94 (December 23, 2024) Operationalization of the new Foster Care Tiered Rate Structure (TRS)
• ACL 24-78 (October 18, 2024) Sharing Ratios for Foster Care Rates for Fiscal Year 2024-25
• ACL 24-46 (June 27, 2024) AFDC-Foster Care California Necessities Index Rate Increases for Fiscal Year 2024-25
• ACL 24-05 (January 9, 2024)(Child Specific Complex Care Funding Update
• ACL 24-04 (April 9, 2024) Dual Agency Rate Eligibility for Dual Agency Children and NonMinor Dependents in Foster Family Agency Resource Homes
• ACL 23-87 (October 8, 2023) Sharing Ratios for Foster Care Rates for Fiscal Year 2023-24
• ACL 23-65 (July 27, 2023) AFDC-Foster Care California Necessities Index Increases for Fiscal Year 2023-24
• ACL 22-21: (March 8, 2022) Guidelines for Counties to Request A Program-Specific or Child-Specific Rate for an Innovative Model of Care to Support Children and Non-Minor Dependents With Complex Needs Unable To Be Met In Existing AFDC-FC Programs or Using Alternative Funding Sources
• ACL 21-103 (September 13, 2021) Guidelines for Placing Children with a Parent who is in a Licensed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Using a Voluntary Placement Agreement
• ACL 18-25: Implementation Of The Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Program

All County Information Letters (ACIN)

• ACIN I-73-23 Level of Care Rate Determination Protocol Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (December 14, 2023)
• ACIN I-86-22 Guidance to Counties and Providers on Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program Placement and Institution for Mental Disease Transitions (December 30, 2022)
• ACIN I-50-16: Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) (Assembly Bill (AB) 403 General Information) (July 8, 2016)

County Fiscal Letters (CFL)

• CFL 24-25-43: County Welfare Department County Expense Claim (CEC) Time Study and Claiming Instructions for the March 2025 Quarter (December 31, 2024)
• CFL 22-23-57: Extension of Funding for the Accreditation (A) Flag for Foster Care Placements failing to meet the requirements of Part IV of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) (March 10, 2023)
• CFL 22-23-16: Claiming Instructions for The Innovative Model of Care (IMC) For Aid to Families with Dependent Children – Foster Care (AFDC-FC) Minor and Non-Minor Dependents (September 20, 2022)

Foster Care Audits and Rates Letters (FCARL)

• FCARL NO 2019-01 Provider Time Study Proposal  (November 27, 2019)