Section 465IAC2-15.1-11. Eligibility for collaborative care

   (a) An older youth is eligible for assistance with the costs of an approved placement or housing arrangement and older youth services, if the older youth on a continuing basis is as follows:

(1) A bona fide resident of Indiana.

(2) The older youth:

(A) is employed for at least eighty (80) hours per month;

(B) is attending secondary school, post-secondary school, or a vocational or educational certification or degree program;

(C) is participating in a program or activity designed to either promote employment or remove barriers to employment; or

(D) is incapable of performing any of the activities in clauses (A) through (C) due to a medical condition documented by regularly updated information in the older youth's current case plan.

  (b) The department may file the petition specified in IC 31-28-5.8-5 when:

(1) the older youth has requested the department to seek court approval of a voluntary collaborative care agreement; and

(2) the department determines that the older youth is eligible for collaborative care under this rule.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-15.1-11; filed Oct 12, 2016, 2:03 p.m.: 20161109-IR-465160055FRA)