A young adult who was in DFPS managing conservatorship when turning 18 and leaves care may return for Extended Foster Care at any time prior to the month before the young adult’s 21st birthday, provided the young adult meets the requirements in 10420 Qualifying for Extended Foster Care

Young Adults with Children

A young adult may return for Extended Foster Care with a child. Unless DFPS is granted conservatorship of the young adult’s child, DFPS does not provide the young adult’s child with foster care Medicaid. However, DFPS may pay for foster care placement for the young adult’s child if the young adult and child reside in the same placement. The young adult is responsible for applying with HHSC to obtain Medicaid coverage for the child.

The PAL worker must create a Subcare Case Related Special Request – Public Service (SUB C-PB) stage for the young adult’s child. The foster care eligibility specialist must record eligibility for the child with a Medicaid Eligibility Type of None to ensure a referral is not sent to HHSC to add foster care eligibility.

For more information regarding eligibility for children of a young adult who has returned for Extended Foster Care, see:

1542 Return for Extended Foster Care

6450 [sic, wrong link] When a Youth in Substitute Care is Pregnant

Trial Independence and Return Before Turning 21 Resource Guide

Extended Foster Care Resource Guide (see Young Adult with Dependent Children)

Returning to Extended Foster Care for College Breaks and Holidays

Young adults not in Extended Foster Care, who are attending college or a vocational or technical program, are eligible to return for Extended Foster Care during semester breaks for at least one month but no more than four months.

When young adults return to the foster home or foster care facility for weekends or breaks during the semester, these are considered visits and not foster care placements.