Title IV-E provides for federal payments to the states for foster care maintenance and adoption assistance payments made on behalf of certain eligible children. There are two major components of title IV-E: eligibility and reimbursability.
Title IV-E eligibility is determined by the Children’s Benefits Worker (CBW) in the region that has family case responsibility. When a child is placed in another region, the title IV-E case is maintained in the region that has family case responsibility. Failure of the SSW to comply with providing the necessary requirements will lead to the child losing benefits.