For a youth who is eligible for extended Permanency Care Assistance, as described in 1613 Requesting an Extension of PCA, the eligibility specialist obtains certification of the youth’s continued eligibility. The first certification is completed the month in which the youth turns 18. Eligibility then is determined annually until the young adult turns 20, which covers the young adult until the 21st birthday.

Each year, around the youth or young adult’s birthday, the eligibility specialist makes three attempts to obtain Form 2122 PCA Re-CertificationWord Document and Form 2123 PCA Certification of Continued Eligibility [sic, broken link]Word Document from the youth, young adult, or caregiver. These forms are required documentation for certification of continued eligibility.

The attempts at contact are made as follows:

• The first attempt is made 60 days before the youth or young adult’s birthday.
• The second attempt is made 30 days before the youth or young adult’s birthday, if the first attempt is unsuccessful.
• The third attempt is made on the youth or young adult’s birthday, by certified letter, if the second attempt is unsuccessful.

If the necessary documentation is not received within 30 days of the young adult’s 18th birthday, the eligibility specialist terminates  extended benefits. If the required documentation is received at a later date, the eligibility specialist can restart extended benefits. The start date will be the first of the month in which the documentation of eligibility is received.

The permanent Kinship conservator must provide sufficient documentation to meet the education- or work-related requirements each time eligibility is recertified for young adults 18 and older. The permanent managing conservator submits documents directly to the adoption assistance eligibility specialist.

DFPS Rules, 40 TAC §700.1053External Link