To qualify for the Kinship Reimbursement Payment, the child and kinship caregiver must meet each of the following criteria during the period of eligibility:

• The child being placed is in DFPS conservatorship.
• The child is formally placed with a kinship caregiver who has been approved by DFPS through the home assessment process.
• The home in which the child is placed is not a verified foster or group home receiving foster care maintenance payments.
• The caregiver has signed and is abiding by Form 0695 Kinship Caregiver Agreement.
• The caregiver has begun the kinship caregiver training.
• The caregiver’s family net income does not exceed 300 percent of the current federal poverty limit. Total family income must include all household members including the parents and anyone who moved into the home on or after initial placement. See the Federal Poverty Income Limit Chart in IMPACT in the Quick Reference Guide under the Help button.

If the kinship caregiver does not meet the eligibility criteria for the Kinship Monthly Reimbursement Payment, and a judge enters an order directing DFPS to make the payments, the caseworker must follow the notification requirements in 5311 Notice Requirements for Elevating Certain Court Orders.