Caregiver Types & Rates
Family Foster Home:
A caregiver(s) licensed by the child welfare agency to provide care for one to six children who are in the custody of a child welfare agency and who are unrelated to the caregiver(s).
Relative Foster Parent:
A caregiver related to a child in custody of a child welfare agency.
Fictive Kin Foster Parent:
A caregiver who is not related to the child by birth, marriage, or adoption; such as a close family friend or neighbor who has a significant emotional and positive relationship with the child.
Specialized Foster Home:
A foster home which provides full-time care and services for one to six children who require special care for physical, mental, or emotional challenges and who are unrelated to the caregiver(s).
Pre-Adoptive/Prospective Adoptive Home:
For the purposes of adoption, a caregiver(s) who has been matched and identified as the adoptive caregiver(s) who best meets a child’s needs, and to love and accept the child as a fully integrated member of the family. Matching is completed by the child welfare agency. The foster care reimbursement rate changes to the “pre-adoptive” rate upon the matching determination. This rate is established by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child and Family Services.
Special/Extraordinary Needs Rate:
A rate of reimbursement above and beyond the standard foster care and relative/fictive kin care rate and is based on the level of a child’s extraordinary needs as determined by the child welfare agency. The additional daily rate is as follows:
Level 1: +$3.30/day
Level 2: +$7.70/day
Level 3: +$11/day
Level 4: +$16.50/day
Level 5: +$22.10/day
Reimbursement Rates effective January 1, 2023:
Relatives/Fictive Kin:
| Children in legal custody | $33/day |
| +Special Needs Rate (if applicable) |
Family Foster Care:
| For the first 90 days of a child in legal custody | $44/day |
| For over 90 days a child is in legal custody | $33/day |
| +Special Needs Rate (if applicable) |
Specialized Foster Care:
| Children in legal custody with specialized needs | $135/day |
Pre-Adoptive Rates:
| Child aged 0-12 | $22.45/day |
| Child aged 13+ | $25.45/day |