0970-AD03 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Safe and Appropriate, Affirming Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV–E and IV–B

This rule clarifies that title IV-E/IV-B agencies are required to offer safe and appropriate foster care placements, including processes to ensure children can request such placements and agencies must respond to concerns about those placements, for children in foster care who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex (LGBTQI+).  The rule will not interfere with faith-based child welfare providers that continue to partner with title IV-E/IV-B agencies in a way that does not interfere with those providers’ sincerely held religious beliefs.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Completion of a Section 610 Review CFR 1355.22 CFR 1355.34 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(16) 42 U.S.C. 622(b)(8)(A)(ii) 42 U.S.C. 675(1)(B) 42 U.S.C. 675(5)) Yes NPRM 09/28/2023 88 FR 66752 NPRM Comment Period End 11/27/2023 Final Action 04/30/2024 89 FR 34818 Final Action Effective 07/01/2024 No Federal Local State Tribal Yes No Yes No Kathleen McHugh Director 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 202 401-5789 202 205-8221 kmchugh@acf.hhs.gov Room 2411, Children's Bureau, Division of Policy, 330 C Street SW, Washington DC 20201