Judge Orders California to Cover ‘Full Cost’ of Foster Care; Payments to Increase 32%

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Hot News On February 23, 2010, a federal district court ordered the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to increase payments to foster care group homes by 32%. The order said the state must pay the new rate for payments dating to December 14, 2009, when a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals court issued its ruling, reversing an earlier district court decision. The Appeals court said the state must cover the full cost of care, not just part to meet the requirements of the federal Child Welfare Act (CWA). The . . .