TITLE 45 - PUBLIC WELFARE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE

CHAPTER XXV - CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

PART 2552 - FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

subpart h - CHILDREN SERVED

2552.82 - Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent continue to serve an individual beyond his or her 21st birthday?

  (a) Only when a Foster Grandparent has been assigned to, and has developed a relationship with, a mentally retarded child, that assignment may continue beyond the individual's 21st birthday, provided that: (1) Such individual was receiving such services prior to attaining the chronological age of 21, and the continuation of service is in the best interest of the individual; and (2) The sponsor determines that it is in the best interest of both the Foster Grandparent and the individual for the assignment to continue.

Such a determination will be made through mutual agreement by all parties involved in the provision of services to the individual served.

  (b) In cases where the assigned Foster Grandparent becomes unavailable to serve a particular individual, the sponsor may select another Foster Grandparent to continue the service.

  (c) The sponsor may terminate service to a mentally retarded individual over age 21, if it determines that such service is no longer in the best interest of either the Foster Grandparent or the individual served.