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IM 08-03: Issued: October 24, 2008. NEW LEGISLATION - Fostering Connections To Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 and Indian Tribe Option to Apply to Operate a Title IV-E Plan Directly (PDF - 96 KB)
IM 08-01: Issued: February 26, 2008. Final rule for the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) (PDF - 15 KB)
IM 07-09: Issued: November 13, 2007. Title IV-E Adoption Assistance State Self-Assessment Tool (PDF - 24 KB)
IM 07-08: Issued: October 8, 2007. Guidance and Suggested Format for Program Improvement Plans in Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSRs) (PDF - 180 KB)
IM 07-06: Issued: September 6, 2007. Appropriate Referrals, Requests for Location Services, Child Support Applications, and Electronic Interface between Child Welfare and Child Support Enforcement Agencies. (PDF - 933 KB)
IM 07-05: Issued: June 29, 2007. Measuring Program Improvement Plan (PIP) Improvement for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) National Standards. (PDF - 24 KB)
IM 07-04: Issued: May 17, 2007. Assisted Guardianship Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Projects and Categorical Eligibility for Medicaid for Title IV-E Eligible Children. (PDF - 65 KB)
IM 07-03: Issued: May 8, 2007. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). (PDF - 165 KB)
IM 07-02: Issued : February 5, 2007. Ratings for the Child and Family Service Reviews. (PDF - 12 KB)
IM 07-01: Issued : January 3, 2007. Poverty Reduction - Earned Income Tax Credit. (PDF - 16 KB)
IM 06-05: Issued : December 7, 2006. The Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law (P.L.) 109-288). (PDF - 405 KB)
IM 06-04: Issued : September 1, 2006. New Legislation - The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law (P.L.) 109-248). (PDF - 27 KB)
IM 06-03: Issued : August 11, 2006. New Legislation — The Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006 (Public Law (P.L.) 109-239). (PDF - 31 KB)
IM 06-02: Issued : June 9, 2006. New Legislation — The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. (PDF - 580 KB)
IM 05-10: Issued August 15, 2005. Fiscal Year 2005 State Court Improvement Program Allotments. (PDF - 12 KB) This Information Memorandum was originally misnumbered as ACYF-CB-IM-05-06, and is now renumbered as ACYF-CB-IM-05-10. If you are looking for the IM on Hurricane Katrina and title IV-E, please see IM-05-06 (issued September 14, 2005).
IM-05-09: Issued September 27, 2005. Title II CAPTA and Hurricane Relief Efforts. (PDF - 10 KB)
IM-05-08: Issued September 21, 2005. Foster Children as Human Subjects in Drug Trials. (PDF - 8 KB)
IM-05-07: Issued September 15, 2005. Reporting child abuse and neglect.(PDF - 12 KB)
IM-05-06: Issued September 14, 2005. Title IV-E and Hurricane Katrina. (PDF - 14 KB)
IM-05-05: Issued June 24, 2005. Court Involvement in the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR).(PDF - 117 KB)
IM-05-04: Issued May 3, 2005. Federal/State Information Technology Policy: Relationship Of Master Contracts For Acquisition Of State Information Technology Products Or Services And Competition. (PDF - 12 KB)
IM-05-02: Issued May 3, 2005. Federal/State Information Technology Policy: Optional checklist for states and territories to use in requesting an exemption of prior approval for Information Technology acquisition documents. (PDF - 11 KB)
IM-05-01: Issued February 2, 2005. Adjusted Baseline Data for the Adoption Incentive Payment Program. (PDF - 78 KB)
IM 04-08: Issued July 28, 2004. Fiscal Year 2004 State Court Improvement Program Allotments. (PDF - 12 KB)
IM 04-07: Issued July 2, 2004. Technical Assistance for Developing Cost Allocation Methodologies for Multi-program Information System Projects. (PDF - 19 KB)
IM 04-06: Issued April 8, 2004. Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Frequency Utility and Technical Bulletin #12. (PDF - 10 KB)
IM 04-04: Issued February 17, 2004. Adoption Incentives and AFCARS penalties; Adoption Promotion Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-145). (PDF - 105 KB)
IM 04-03: Issued February 27, 2004. Information about the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's March 3, 2003 decision in Rosales v. Thompson regarding Title IV-E eligibility. (PDF - 96 KB)
IM 04-02: Issued February 27, 2004. Fiscal Year 2003 Reallocated Funds under the Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) program of the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) under the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999. (PDF - 15 KB)
IM 04-01: Issued February 17, 2004. Information on the Privacy Regulations for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). (PDF - 18 KB)
IM-03-06: Issued : November 24, 2003. Child Welfare Demonstration Projects for Fiscal Year 2004. (PDF - 513 KB)
IM-03-05: Issued : November 21, 2003. Ratings for the Child and Family Service Reviews. (PDF - 95 KB)
IM-03-04: Issued : August 11, 2003. Modifications to the CAPTA State Grant Program by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-36) (PDF - 20 KB)
IM-03-03: Issued : May 30, 2003. Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Instrument and Instructions. (PDF - 383 KB)
IM-03-02: Issued : May 8, 2003. Disregard of Monetary Allowances for Certain Children of Vietnam War Veterans. (PDF - 85 KB)
IM-03-01: Issued : March 25, 2003. The Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA), as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. (PDF - 69 KB)
IM-02-07: Issued : May 29, 2002. Educational and training voucher program under the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. (PDF - 61 KB)
IM-02-06: Issued : May 23, 2002. Title IV-E Child Welfare Demonstration Projects Requests for Extensions - Procedures and Criteria. (PDF - 81 KB)
IM-02-05: Issued : April 22, 2002. AFCARS Assessment Reviews. (PDF - 110 KB)
IM-02-04: Issued : April 4, 2002. Guidance and Suggested Format for Program Improvement Plans in Child and Family Service Reviews. (Word - 341 KB) or (PDF - 48 KB)
IM-02-03: Issued : April 8, 2002. Decision regarding AFCARS Penalties, AFCARS File Name. (PDF - 93 KB)
IM-02-02: Issued : May 1, 2002. Time Frames for Data Profiles and Selecting Cases for the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs). (PDF - 83 KB)
IM-02-01: Issued : March 12, 2002. NEW LEGISLATION-Public Law 107-133, The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001. (PDF - 96 KB)
IM-01-11: Issued : November 30, 2001. Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Guide. (PDF - 86 KB)
IM-01-10: Issued : November 26, 2001. Technical Corrections to 45 CFR 1355, 1356 and 1357. (PDF - 75 KB)
IM-01-09: Issued : October 25, 2001. Withdrawn Policy. (PDF - 115 KB)
IM-01-08: Issued : November 6, 2001. Title IV-E Adoption Assistance for Children who are Voluntarily Relinquished to Private, Nonprofit Agencies (Amends Policy on Children who are Voluntarily Relinquished to a Private, Nonprofit Agency set forth in ACYF-CB-PA-01-01). (PDF - 67 KB)
IM-01-07: Issued : August 16, 2001. National Standards for the Child and Family Service Reviews and Guidance on Program Improvement Plans. (PDF 142 KB)
IM-01-06: Issued : July 3, 2001. Sampling Period for Selecting Cases for the Child and Family Services (CFS) Reviews. (PDF - 17 KB)
IM-01-05: Issued : July 3, 2001. Foster Family Home Licensing Principles for Compliance with Titles IV-B and IV-E Requirements: Guidance for States. (PDF - 14 KB)
IM-01-04: Issued : June 13, 2001. Final Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Allotments to States under the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). (PDF - 10 KB)
IM-01-03: Issued : March 7, 2001. Health Insurance Coverage and Receipt of Adoption Incentive Payments.
IM-01-01: Issued : February 21, 2001. Amendment to ACYF-CB-IM-00-01, December 28, 2000, to correct the methodology for calculating foster care re-entries.
IM-00-11: Issued December 28, 2000. National Standards for the Child and Family Service (CFS) Reviews.
IM-00-09: Issued June 13, 2000. Review Instrument for the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review.
IM-00-07: Issued April 20, 2000. Correction of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 State Allotment Table for the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program in ACYF-CB-IM-00-03 (Attachment C).
IM-00-04: Issued March 30, 2000. Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System Reissuance of Technical Bulletins.
IM-00-03: Issued March 16, 2000. Information on Public Law (P.L.) 106-169, the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, Title I, Subtitles A-D; Information on Preliminary Program Implementation and Availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Funds.
IM-00-02: Issued February 18, 2000. Final Rule for Titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act (the Act): Child and Family Services Reviews; Title IV-E Eligibility Reviews; Enforcement of Section 471(a)(18) of the Act; and the Foster Care Maintenance Payments Program.
IM-00-01: Issued February 4, 2000. Child Welfare Demonstration Projects for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.