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1. AFCARS
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1.1 Compliance and Penalties
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1.2 Data Elements and Definitions
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1.2A Adoption Specific Elements
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1.2A.1 Adoptive parents
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1.2A.2 Birth parents
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1.2A.3 Child's demographics
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1.2A.4 Court actions
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1.2A.5 Financial information
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1.2A.6 Placement
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1.2B Foster Care Specific Elements
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1.2B.1 Case plan goal
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1.2B.2 Child's demographics
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1.2B.3 Episode and removal circumstances
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1.2B.4 Financial elements
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1.2B.5 Foster family home
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1.2B.6 Outcome information
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1.2B.7 Placements
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1.2B.8 Principal caretaker
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1.2B.9 Termination of parental rights
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1.3 Reporting Population
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1.4 Technical Requirements
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2. CAPTA
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2.1 Assurances and Requirements
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2.1A Access to Child Abuse and Neglect Information
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2.1A.1 Confidentiality
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2.1A.2 Expungment
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2.1A.3 Open Courts
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2.1A.4 Public Disclosure
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2.1B Appeals
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2.1C Expedited Termination of Parental Rights
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2.1D Guardian Ad Litems
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2.1E Reunification
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2.1F CAPTA, Assurances and Requirements, Infants Affected by Illegal Substance Abuse
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2.1F.1 CAPTA, Assurances and Requirements, Infants Affected by Illegal Substance Abuse, Plan of Safe Care
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2.1G CAPTA, Assurances and Requirements, Triage
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2.1H CAPTA, Assurances and Requirements, Notification of Allegations
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2.1I CAPTA, Assurances and Requirements, Referrals to IDEA, Part C
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2.1J CAPTA, Assurances and Requirements, Criminal Background Checks
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2.2 Citizen Review Panels
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2.3 Definitions
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3. INDEPENDENT LIVING
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3.1 Certifications and Requirements
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3.1A Adolescent Participation
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3.1B Age
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3.1C Coordination
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3.1D Fraud and Abuse
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3.1E Miscellaneous Requirements
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3.1F Objective Eligibility Criteria
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3.1G Room and Board
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3.1H Training
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3.1I Tribal
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3.2 Data Collection
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3.2A Data Elements
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3.2B Outcome Measures
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3.2C Penalties for Noncompliance
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3.2D Systems Requirements
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3.3 Fiscal
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3.3A Administrative Costs
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3.3B Allocations
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3.3C Match
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3.3D Non-supplantation
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3.3E Use of Funds
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3.4 Related Foster Care Requirements
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3.5 Independent Living, Educational and Training Vouchers
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3.5A Youth Eligibility
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3.5B Coordination and Duplication
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3.5C Eligible Expenses and Institutions
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3.5D Administrative Costs
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3.5E Match
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3.5F Use of Funds
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4. MEPA/IEAP
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4.1 Diligent Recruitment
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4.2 Enforcement of Section 471 (a)(18) of the SSA
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4.3 Guidance for Compliance
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5. MONITORING
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5.1 Child and Family and Services Review (CFSR)
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5.2 Title IV-E Eligibility Reviews
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6. SACWIS
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7. TITLE IV-B
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7.1 Citizenship/Alienage Requirements
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7.2 Confidentiality
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7.3 Programmatic Requirements
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7.4 Use of Funds
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8. TITLE IV-E
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8.1 Administrative Functions/Costs
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8.1A Allowable Costs - Adoption Assistance Program
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8.1B Allowable Costs - Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program
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8.1C Calculating Claims
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8.1D Candidates
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8.1E Contracting
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8.1F Match Requirements
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8.1G Title IV-E Agreements
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8.1H Training
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8.2 Adoption Assistance Program
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8.2A Agreements
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8.2A.1 Interstate placements
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8.2A.2 Means test
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8.2B Eligibility
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8.2B.1 Biological parents
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8.2B.2 Children in foster care
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8.2B.3 Child of a minor parent
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8.2B.4 Deceased adoptive parents/dissolved adoptions
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8.2B.5 Independent Adoptions
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8.2B.6 International Adoptions
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8.2B.7 Judicial determinations
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8.2B.8 Medicaid
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8.2B.9 Redeterminations
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8.2B.10 Responsibility for placement and care
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8.2B.11 Special needs
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8.2B.12 SSI
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8.2B.13 Voluntary relinquishments
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8.2C Interstate Compact
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8.2D Payments
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8.2D.1 Allowable costs
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8.2D.2 Duration
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8.2D.3 Non-recurring expenses
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8.2D.4 Rates
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8.2D.5 Termination
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8.2E Promoting Adoption Assistance
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8.3 Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program
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8.3A Eligibility
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8.3A.1 Adjudicated delinquents
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8.3A.2 Age
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8.3A.3 Biological parents
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8.3A.4 Child in facility outside scope of foster care
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8.3A.5 Child of a minor parent
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8.3A.6 Contrary to the welfare
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8.3A.7 Documentation of judicial determinations
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8.3A.8 Facilities requirements
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8.3A.8a child-care institution
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8.3A.8b foster family home
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8.3A.8c licensing
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8.3A.9 Reasonable efforts
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8.3A.9a to finalize a permanency plan
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8.3A.9b to prevent a removal
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8.3A.9c to qualify language in court orders
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8.3A.10 Redeterminations
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8.3A.11 Removal from the home/living with
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8.3A.12 Responsibility for placement and care
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8.3A.13 Voluntary placement agreements
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8.3A.14 Voluntary relinquishments
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8.3A.15 When payments may begin
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8.3B Payments
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8.3B.1 Allowable costs
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8.3B.2 Rates
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8.3C State Plan/Procedural Requirements
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8.3C.1 Case plans
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8.3C.2 Case review system
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8.3C.2a date a child is considered to have entered foster care
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8.3C.2b notice and opportunity to be heard
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8.3C.2c permanency hearings
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8.3C.2d six month periodic reviews
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8.3C.2e termination on parental rights
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8.3C.3 Foster care goals
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8.3C.4 Reasonable efforts
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8.3C.5 Trial home visit
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8.4 General Title IV-E Requirements
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8.4A AFDC Eligibility
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8.4B Aliens/Immigrants
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8.4C Child support
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8.4D Concurrent Receipt of Federal Benefits
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8.4E Confidentiality
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8.4F Criminal Record and Registry Checks
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8.4G Fair Hearings
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8.4H Safety Requirements
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8.4I Social Security Numbers
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9. TRIBES/INDIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS
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9.1 Application of Title IV-B and Title IV-E Procedural Requirements
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9.2 Application of Title IV-E Eligibility Requirements
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9.3 Responsibilities of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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9.4 Title IV-E Agreements
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