# 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.315: 40 TAC § 700.315. Foster Care Assistance

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## Section

- **Citation:** 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.315
- **Heading:** 40 TAC § 700.315. Foster Care Assistance
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE / Part 19 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES / Chapter 700 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES / 40 TAC § 700.315

## Text

(a) There are three types of foster care assistance
 provided to eligible children:
(1) Title IV-E foster care assistance;
(2) State-paid foster care assistance; and
(3) Medical Assistance Only (MAO).
(b) The Title IV-E foster care assistance program provides
 foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children
 who meet the requirements contained in §700.316 of this title
 (relating to General Eligibility Requirements for Foster Care Assistance)
 and who meet all eligibility requirements for payment of Title IV-E
 foster care maintenance payments under Title IV-E of the Social Security
 Act.
(c) The state-paid foster care assistance program provides
 foster care maintenance payments and Medicaid coverage to children
 who meet the requirements contained in §700.316 of this title
 but are not eligible for Title IV-E foster care assistance.
(d) MAO provides Medicaid benefits to children who
 meet the requirements contained in §700.316(b) of this title
 but are not otherwise eligible for Title IV-E or state-paid foster
 care assistance.
(e) Other financial resources to which a child is entitled
 must be used before any type of foster care assistance is used to
 pay for the cost of a child's foster care, as provided in §700.330
 of this title (relating to Billing and Payment for Foster Care Assistance).

## Nearby sections

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- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.309 40 TAC § 700.309. Administrative Reviews of Client Complaints](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_309.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.310 40 TAC § 700.310. Fair Hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_310.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.311 40 TAC § 700.311. Eligible Individuals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_311.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.312 40 TAC § 700.312. Eligibility for Community Services Purchased for Child Protective Services Clients](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_312.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.313 40 TAC § 700.313. Limitations on Purchased Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_313.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.314 40 TAC § 700.314. Authorization and Reauthorization of Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_314.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.315 40 TAC § 700.315. Foster Care Assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_315.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.316 40 TAC § 700.316. General Eligibility Requirements for Foster Care Assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_316.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.320 40 TAC § 700.320. Eligibility in Medical Facilities before Placement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_320.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.323 40 TAC § 700.323. Continuation of Foster Care Payments During Absences from Care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_323.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.328 40 TAC § 700.328. Foster Care Maintenance Payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_328.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.329 40 TAC § 700.329. Effective Dates of Foster Care Maintenance Payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_329.md)
- [40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.330 40 TAC § 700.330. Billing and Payment for Foster Care Assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_330.md)

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