Sec. 176.10. Charges for expenditures for care and maintenance in Division for Youth facilities

(a) The Division for Youth will bill local districts for all days of care while a child is in a division facility or program, from and including the day of admission up to but excluding the day of discharge.

(b) Bills for care of a child shall include per diem costs of absences for those listed below:

(1) AWOLS—Division for Youth will bill for up to seven continuous AWOL days (inclusive of day of departure) for any single episode;

(2) weekend visits;

(3) school and religious holidays;

(4) organized school trips;

(5) legal detention—up to seven days (inclusive of day of departure);

(6) visits to potential foster parents—up to seven days (inclusive of day of departure);

(7) vacations home—up to seven continuous days (inclusive of day of departure);

(8) admissions to hospitals for medical care—for the entire period of absence (unless the cost of hospital care is paid by sources other than Division for Youth).