Department of Children and Families - Fiscal Update

WHSFMA ConferenceMay 7, 2014

John Tuohy, DCF Regional OperationsDavid Harkins, Title IV-E Coordinator

A Fiscal Adventure – Hang On!

Topics for DCF Presentation• General Updates• Child Care Updates• Child Welfare Updates• IV-E RMTS Redesign• Post-reunification Support (PS) Program• Questions

General DCF Updates

General DCF Updates• Confidentiality breaches – 2014 county contract requires

disclosures of client personally identifiable information to be reported to DCF. Report incidents to DCF regional office.

• Cost allocation plans – county plans and supporting documents should be sent to DCF Audit Section (DCFAuditors@Wisconsin.gov). Include countywide plan and internal human service department cost allocation plan.

• DCF allowable cost policy manual – update coming soon

General DCF Updates, cont.• OMB circular updates – new super circular

• 942 and HSRR annual reports:– Abused and neglected children target population

= child protective services– Other children and families target population =

other child welfare, non CPS services, – Report all DCF contract revenues on DCF

Contract line in HSRR report– Don’t include child support in 942/HSRR

Child Care Updates

Child Care Updates• CY 13 Child Care Administration contract

closeout – DCF transfers balances across CORe lines and between agencies

• Child Care Administration cost reporting:– Report child care staff (eligibility, authorizations,

payment processing) costs on lines 0832/8832– Report AMSO/indirect costs on lines 0850/8850– DCF wants to see AMSO percentage of expenses

Child Care Updates, cont.• Regional management of Shares child care:

– WREA pilot evaluation completed by August 2014– DCF working with Northern consortium to

implement regional approach • Parent Pay redesign of Shares program – DCF

beginning work on project to convert child care provider payments to electronic benefit transfer by 2016. New payment method will relieve counties of responsibility to process provider payments.

Child Welfare Updates

Child Welfare Updates• DCF does not roll expenses – reminder that DCF does

not roll expenses from other program CORe lines to the Children and Families Allocation

• Residential Care Provider Performance Measures:– New performance dashboard released in June showing

placement and permanency outcome data by RCC, group home and child placing agency (foster care) providers.

– Initial performance data for CY 2013. Provider performance data will be updated annually.

– Presentation on Performance Based Measures on 5/22 in Madison. See DSP Info Memo 2014-04.

IV-E RMTS Redesign• Overhaul of RTMS system for IV-E claim:

– Completed: Electronic loading of rosters– July 1: Streamlined script for worker questions– October 1: ePolling (no more phone calls!)

• Communications: – “Heads up” at spring CW Sups meetings– Demonstration at summer CW Sups meetings– Numbered memo and webinar(s) in early Fall

Post-reunification Support Program

PS Program Status• Program launched in January with Phase I counties;

Phase II counties started in April.• Provides case rate of $1,100 per month per enrolled child.

• Currently 31 children enrolled from 12 counties.• Have completed PS program guidance, including

Fiscal and Reporting Manual.• Non PS counties paid $100 for reunifying families to

complete survey for evaluation purposes.

The Strings – Reporting, Reconciliation and Reinvestment

• Monthly family service report

• Quarterly cost reporting

• Annual reconciliation: everything beyond the 10% reserve threshold

• 3:1 county reinvestment requirement (3 state funded children to 1 county supported child)

• Multiple children cases: opportunity to meet reinvestment requirements and stay within reserve threshold

PS Program Cost Reporting• Basis for reconciliation, program evaluation• Require reporting of all net costs – including

direct staffing costs• Various ways of calculating staff costs – but tell

us what you’re doing• No effect on Children and Families Allocation or

allocation of other DCF funds

DCF Oversight and QA• Service units (ICP categories) and cost reporting (SPC) bridged

via “DCF Crosswalk Codes”– DCF and counties will collaboratively refine these on an

ongoing basis• Notice of reconciliation: opportunity to enroll county-supported

children or complete cost reporting• “No supplanting” – county maintains or increases Child Welfare

program expenditures:– Children and Families cost pool (CORe lines 3301 and 3683);– Excludes out-of-home care costs that should decrease.

Questions?

Be Careful – There are Wild Animals Out There

The End