The child or youth must be under the placement and care responsibility of DFPS, which is met if any of the following are true:

• The child is placed in DFPS’s managing conservatorship according to a written court order issued under Title 5 of the Texas Family CodeExternal Link.
• DFPS takes possession of a child under Texas Family Code Chapter 262External Link;. Foster care eligibility staff confer with the CPS Federal and State Support division for clarification of whether DFPS obtained responsibility for placement and care of a child and if DFPS is able to pay for a placement through IMPACT.
• The child lives with his or her minor parent, and the minor parent is in DFPS’s conservatorship, so long as the minor parent and the child reside in the same foster home or child care institution.
• The young adult was in DFPS’s conservatorship on the day before turning 18, has signed a voluntary Extended Foster Care Agreement, and meets all of the eligibility requirements in 40 TAC §700.346External Link (relating to Extended Foster Care).
• The child lives with a parent who is receiving extended foster care assistance. In some instances, the parent may be required to apply for Medicaid on the child’s behalf under 40 TAC §700.346External Link.