The following Q/A has been added to the Child Welfare Policy Manual and can be found on the Children’s Bureau website in the recently added Section 8.6 “Title IV-E Prevention Services Program.”
8.6A TITLE IV-E, Title IV-E Prevention Services Program, Program Requirements
Question: May program expenditures under Medicaid for well-supported programs count toward the 50% requirement in section 474(a)(6)(B)(ii)?
Answer: No, only amounts expended under the title IV-E prevention services program in section 474(a)(6)(A)(i) for the provision of title IV-E prevention services or programs that are provided in accordance with well-supported practices count towards the 50% requirement in section 474(a)(6)(A)