Sec. 176.4. Claims for State reimbursement for care and maintenance provided in voluntary child caring agencies

(a) Submission.

(1) Claims for reimbursement for expenditures for care and maintenance of juvenile delinquents and persons in need of supervision shall be submitted by the social services districts making the expenditures in the first instance.

(2) All claims must be submitted in duplicate with original signatures, pursuant to instructions from the division.

(3) Each county must submit a claim every quarter.

(4) Claims must be received by the Division for Youth within one year of the period of service.

(b) Grouping claims by period of service.

(1) Claims must be grouped in quarters that correspond to the period of service.

(2) Quarters are broken down in the following manner:

(i) First quarter. January, February and March months of service.

(ii) Second quarter. April, May and June months of service.

(iii) Third quarter. July, August and September months of service.

(iv) Fourth quarter. October, November, and December months of service.

(c) All claims must be submitted in accordance with the procedures promulgated by the director of the Division for Youth.

(d) Division for Youth will notify counties of any items that are deleted from their claims, with explanation.