June 15, 2009 (Mon): CPS2 caseworker called me and wanted a letter from us stating that we didn't want any financial assistance because we're licensed foster parents and that usually means the baby gets a board check, Medicaid, etc. They wanted to process the ICPC as a kinship placement but they would need a letter stating that we'd be fully financially responsible for her.

I told her that we couldn't cover the baby under our own insurance--we've checked for her and even for our adoptive daughter. So she needs Medicaid. And in our state, birth-to-three/Early Intervention therapies are not free--you pay for them. If she's a foster child, they're free. So that would need to be covered.

I advised her that we didn't need the board and clothing stipends--but that she needed the Medicaid and the Early Intervention services covered because our income is too high to qualify for them for her as a "relative".