Within the highest appropriate level and the respective point range of subparts 2 to 7, a single point value shall be assigned based on the age of the child, the number of conditions requiring special care, and the degree of difficulty of caring for each condition.
A child eligible for difficulty of care payments under part 9560.0653:
shall be assessed at level A if the child requires a moderate amount of additional supervision or assistance, including that required by:
need for help with hygiene, eating, toileting, and dressing beyond that normally required at the child's age level;
need for weekly therapy for medical, physical, or emotional problems, truancy or behavior problems, in which the foster parent participates with the child;
need for home tutoring provided by the foster parent if the child is learning disabled or requires remedial education;
other conditions or behaviors that are equivalent to the requirement for additional supervision appropriate to subitems (1) to (18); and
within level A, shall be assigned no fewer than one and no more than 35 difficulty of care points.
A child eligible for difficulty of care payments under part 9560.0653:
shall be assessed at level B if the child requires a significant amount of additional supervision or assistance, including that required by:
chronic medical disorders or developmental delay, including developmental disability, with significant incapacity and need for motivation or skill development;
a program of physical therapy prescribed by a professional for up to one hour per day to be provided by a foster parent;
speech and hearing problems, such as those that require a communication board or sign language;
need for help with eating, toileting, hygiene, and dressing significantly beyond that normally required of the child's age level;
truancy, school performance, or behavior problems requiring increased contact by the foster parents with the school, court, or other agencies;
other conditions or behaviors that are equivalent to the requirement for additional supervision appropriate to subitems (1) to (19); and
within level B, shall be assigned no fewer than 36 and no more than 70 difficulty of care points.
A child eligible for difficulty of care payments under part 9560.0653:
shall be assessed at level C if the child requires an extensive amount of additional supervision or assistance, including that required by:
chronic medical disorders or severe developmental delay including developmental disability, with incapacity which may require frequent hospitalizations;
a program of physical therapy prescribed by a professional for between one and two hours per day to be provided by a foster parent;
need for help in hygiene, eating, toileting, dressing, and diapering, beyond that normally required for the child's age;
need for therapy for medical, physical, or emotional problems, which the foster parent attends with the child at least twice weekly;
truancy, behavior, or school performance problems requiring extensive contact by the foster parents with the school, court, or other agencies;
other conditions or behaviors that are equivalent to the requirement for additional supervision appropriate to subitems (1) to (18); and
within level C, shall be assigned no fewer than 71 and no more than 105 difficulty of care points.
A child eligible for difficulty of care payments under part 9560.0653:
shall be assessed at level D if the child requires an exceptional amount of additional supervision or assistance, including that required by:
a program of physical therapy prescribed by a professional for between two and three hours per day to be provided by a foster parent;
disabilities requiring feeding and diapering or dressing and hygiene performed by a foster parent;
need for therapeutic visits for physical, mental, or emotional problems, attended by a foster parent more often than twice weekly;
other conditions or behaviors that are equivalent to the requirement for additional supervision appropriate to subitems (1) and (20); and
within level D, shall be assigned no fewer than 106 and no more than 140 difficulty of care points.
A child eligible for difficulty of care payments under part 9560.0653:
shall be assessed at level E if the child requires an extraordinary amount of supervision or assistance, including that required by:
life threatening illness with a guarded prognosis or expectation of death, which may require frequent hospitalization;
a program of physical therapy prescribed by a professional for between three and four hours per day to be provided by a foster parent; or
other conditions or behaviors that are consistent with the requirement for additional supervision appropriate to subitems (1) to (10); and
within level E, shall be assigned no fewer than 141 and no more than 175 difficulty of care points.
A child eligible for difficulty of care payments under part 9560.0653:
shall be assessed at level F if the child requires supervision or assistance in excess of that of Level E under subpart 6; and
within level F, shall be assigned no fewer than 176 and no more than 225 difficulty of care points.
MS s 256.82
13 SR 1448; L 1994 c 631 s 31; L 2005 c 56 s 2
October 11, 2007
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes