CHILD WELFARE MANUAL

11.1.1 Homeless, Dependent, and Neglected (HDN) or Status Offender

The Case Manager/Children’s Service Worker must determine if the child is described as HDN or a status offender in the court order:

  1. Children in the custody of, and placed in a licensed placement resource of, the Juvenile Courts in Clay, Greene, Jackson, and St. Louis County and St. Louis City are eligible for HDN-Alternative Care funds, FFP, or State only MO HealthNet if described in the court order as HDN (Section 210.292 RSMo).

    Related Subject:  Section 4 Chapter 11 Attachment B  Emergency Placement Payment

  2. Obtain the SSN for the child, if it is not known, and complete the Alternative Care Client Information screen in FACES.

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