[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1356 App A-B]

[Page 335-341]

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

PART 1356_REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO TITLE IV-E

            Sec. Appendix A to Part 1356--NYTD Data Elements

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         Element                  Element name           Responses options      Applicable population
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1.................................  State.....................  2 digit FIPS code...
2.................................  Report date...............  CYYMM...............
                                                                CC= century year
                                                                 (i.e., 20).
                                                                YY = decade year (00-
                                                                 99).
                                                                MM = month (01-12)..

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3.................................  Record number.............  Encrypted, unique
                                                                 person
                                                                 identification
                                                                 number.
4.................................  Date of birth.............  CCYYMMDD............
                                                                CC= century year
                                                                 (i.e., 20).
                                                                YY = decade year (00-
                                                                 99).
                                                                MM = month (01-12)..
                                                                DD= day (01-31).....
5.................................  Sex.......................  Male................
                                                                Female..............
6.................................  Race--American Indian or    Yes.................  All youth in served,
                                     Alaska Native.                                    baseline and follow-up
                                                                                       populations.
                                                                No..................
7.................................  Race--Asian...............  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
8.................................  Race--Black or African      Yes.................
                                     American.
                                                                No..................
9.................................  Race--Native Hawaiian or    Yes.................
                                     Other Pacific Islander.
                                                                No..................
10................................  Race--White...............  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
11................................  Race--Unknown.............  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
12................................  Race--Declined............  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
13................................  Hispanic or Latino          Yes.................
                                     Ethnicity.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Unknown.............
                                                                Declined............
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14................................  Foster care status--        Yes.................  Served population only.
                                     services.
                                                                No..................
15................................  Local agency..............  FIPS code(s)........
                                                                Centralized unit....
16................................  Federally-recognized tribe  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
17................................  Adjudicated delinquent....  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
18................................  Education level...........  Less than 6th grade.  Served population only.
                                                                6th grade...........
                                                                7th grade...........
                                                                8th grade...........
                                                                9th grade...........
                                                                10th grade..........
                                                                11th grade..........
                                                                12th grade..........
                                                                Postsecondary
                                                                 education or
                                                                 training College,
                                                                 at least one
                                                                 semester.
19................................  Special education.........  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
20................................  Independent living needs    Yes.................
                                     assessment.
                                                                No..................
21................................  Academic support..........  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
22................................  Post-secondary educational  Yes.................
                                     support.
                                                                No..................
23................................  Career preparation........  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
24................................  Employment programs or      Yes.................
                                     vocational training.
                                                                No..................
25................................  Budget and financial        Yes.................
                                     management.
                                                                No..................
26................................  Housing education and home  Yes.................
                                     management training.
                                                                No..................
27................................  Health education and risk   Yes.................
                                     prevention.
                                                                No..................
28................................  Family Support/Healthy      Yes.................
                                     Marriage Education.

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                                                                No..................
29................................  Mentoring.................  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
30................................  Supervised independent      Yes.................
                                     living.
                                                                No..................
31................................  Room and board financial    Yes.................
                                     assistance.
                                                                No..................
32................................  Education financial         Yes.................
                                     assistance.
                                                                No..................
33................................  Other financial assistance  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
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34................................  Outcomes reporting status.  Youth Participated..  Baseline and follow-up
                                                                Youth Declined......   populations (with the
                                                                Parent Declined.....   exception of the response
                                                                Youth Incapacitated.   option ``not in sample''
                                                                                       which is applicable to 19-
                                                                                       year olds in the follow-
                                                                                       up only).
                                                                Incarcerated........
                                                                Runaway/Missing.....
                                                                Unable to locate/
                                                                 invite.
                                                                Death...............
                                                                Not in sample.......
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35................................  Date of outcome data        CCYYMMDD............  Baseline and follow-up
                                     collection.                                       populations.
                                                                CC= century year
                                                                 (i.e., 20).
                                                                YY = decade year (00-
                                                                 99).
                                                                MM = month (01-12)..
                                                                DD= day (01-31).....
36................................  Foster care status-         Yes.................
                                     outcomes.
                                                                No..................
37................................  Current full-time           Yes.................
                                     employment.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
38................................  Current part-time           Yes.................
                                     employment.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
39................................  Employment-related skills.  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
40................................  Social Security...........  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
41................................  Educational aid...........  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
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42................................  Public financial            Yes.................  Follow-up population not
                                     assistance.                                       in foster care.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
43................................  Public food assistance....  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
44................................  Public housing assistance.  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
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45................................  Other financial support...  Yes.................  Baseline and follow-up
                                                                                       population.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
46................................  Highest educational         High school diploma/
                                     certification received.     GED.
                                                                Vocational
                                                                 certificate.
                                                                Vocational license..
                                                                Associate's degree..
                                                                Bachelor's degree...
                                                                Higher degree.......
                                                                None of the above...
                                                                Declined............
47................................  Current enrollment and      Yes.................
                                     attendance.

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                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
48................................  Connection to adult.......  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
49................................  Homelessness..............  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
50................................  Substance abuse referral..  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
51................................  Incarceration.............  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
52................................  Children..................  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Declined............
53................................  Marriage at child's birth.  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
54................................  Medicaid..................  Yes.................
                                                                No..................
                                                                Don't know..........
                                                                Declined............
55................................  Other health insurance      Yes.................  Baseline and follow-up
                                     coverage.                                         population.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Don't know..........
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
56................................  Health insurance type--     Yes.................
                                     medical.
                                                                Don't know..........
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
57................................  Health insurance type--     Yes.................
                                     mental health.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Don't know..........
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
58................................  Health insurance type--     Yes.................
                                     prescription drugs.
                                                                No..................
                                                                Don't know..........
                                                                Not applicable......
                                                                Declined............
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[73 FR 10372, Feb. 26, 2008]

           Appendix B to Part 1356--NYTD Youth Outcome Survey

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                                Question to youth
   Topic/element     and response options       Definition
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 INFORMATION TO COLLECT FROM ALL YOUTH SURVEYED FOR OUTCOMES, WHETHER IN
                           FOSTER CARE OR NOT
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Current full-time employment  Currently are you     ``Full-time'' means
 (37).                         employed full-time?   working at least 35
                              --Yes...............   hours per week at
                              --No................   one or multiple
                              --Declined..........   jobs.
Current part-time employment  Currently are you     ``Part-time'' means
 (38).                         employed part-time?   working at least 1-
                              --Yes...............   34 hours per week
                              --No................   at one or multiple
                              --Declined..........   jobs.
Employment-related skills     In the past year,     This means
 (39).                         did you complete an   apprenticeships,
                               apprenticeship,       internships, or
                               internship, or        other on-the-job
                               other on-the-job      trainings, either
                               training, either      paid or unpaid,
                               paid or unpaid?       that helped the
                              --Yes...............   youth acquire
                              --No................   employment-related
                              --Declined..........   skills (which can
                                                     include specific
                                                     trade skills such
                                                     as carpentry or
                                                     auto mechanics, or
                                                     office skills such
                                                     as word processing
                                                     or use of office
                                                     equipment).

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Social Security (40)........  Currently are you     These are payments
                               receiving social      from the government
                               security payments     to meet basic needs
                               (Supplemental         for food, clothing,
                               Security Income       and shelter of a
                               (SSI, Social          person with a
                               Security Disability   disability. A youth
                               Insurance (SSDI),     may be receiving
                               or dependents'        these payments
                               payments)?            because of a parent
                              --Yes...............   or guardian's
                              --No................   disability, rather
                              --Declined..........   than his/her own.
Educational Aid (41)........  Currently are you     Scholarships,
                               using a               grants, and
                               scholarship, grant,   stipends are funds
                               stipend, student      awarded for
                               loan, voucher, or     spending on
                               other type of         expenses related to
                               educational           gaining an
                               financial aid to      education.
                               cover any             ``Student loan''
                               educational           means a government-
                               expenses?             guaranteed, low-
                              --Yes...............   interest loan for
                              --No................   students in post-
                              --Declined..........   secondary
                                                     education.
Other financial support (45)  Currently are you     This means periodic
                               receiving any         and/or significant
                               periodic and/or       financial support
                               significant           from a spouse or
                               financial resources   family member
                               or support from       (biological, foster
                               another source not    or adoptive), child
                               previously            support that the
                               indicated and         youth receives or
                               excluding paid        funds from a legal
                               employment?           settlement. This
                              --Yes...............   does not include
                              --No................   occasional gifts,
                              --Declined..........   such as birthday or
                                                     graduation checks
                                                     or small donations
                                                     of food or personal
                                                     incidentals, child
                                                     care subsidies,
                                                     child support for a
                                                     youth's child or
                                                     other financial
                                                     help that does not
                                                     benefit the youth
                                                     directly in
                                                     supporting himself
                                                     or herself.
Highest educational           What is the highest   ``Vocational
 certification received (46).  educational degree    certificate'' means
                               or certification      a document stating
                               that you have         that a person has
                               received?             received education
                              --High school          or training that
                               diploma/GED.          qualifies him or
                              --Vocational           her for a
                               certificate.          particular job,
                              --Vocational license   e.g., auto
                              --Associate's degree   mechanics or
                               (e.g., A.A.).         cosmetology.
                              --Bachelor's degree    ``Vocational
                               (e.g., B.A. or        license'' means a
                               B.S.).                document that
                              --Higher degree.....   indicates that the
                              --None of the above.   State or local
                              --Declined..........   government
                                                     recognizes an
                                                     individual as a
                                                     qualified
                                                     professional in a
                                                     particular trade or
                                                     business. An
                                                     Associate's degree
                                                     is generally a two-
                                                     year degree from a
                                                     community college,
                                                     and a Bachelor's
                                                     degree is a four-
                                                     year degree from a
                                                     college or
                                                     university.
                                                     ``Higher degree''
                                                     indicates a
                                                     graduate degree,
                                                     such as a Masters
                                                     or Doctorate
                                                     degree. ``None of
                                                     the above'' means
                                                     that the youth has
                                                     not received any of
                                                     the above
                                                     educational
                                                     certifications.
Current enrollment and        Currently are you     This means both
 attendance (47).              enrolled in and       enrolled in and
                               attending high        attending high
                               school, GED           school, GED
                               classes, post-high    classes, or
                               school vocational     postsecondary
                               training, or          vocational training
                               college?              or college. A youth
                              --Yes...............   is still considered
                              --No................   enrolled in and
                              --Declined..........   attending school if
                                                     the youth would
                                                     otherwise be
                                                     enrolled in and
                                                     attending a school
                                                     that is currently
                                                     out of session
                                                     (e.g., Spring
                                                     break, summer
                                                     vacation, etc.).
Connection to adult (48)....  Currently is there    This refers to an
                               at least one adult    adult who the youth
                               in your life, other   can go to for
                               than your             advice or guidance
                               caseworker, to whom   when there is a
                               you can go for        decision to make or
                               advice or emotional   a problem to solve,
                               support?              or for
                              --Yes...............   companionship to
                              --No................   share personal
                              --Declined..........   achievements. This
                                                     can include, but is
                                                     not limited to,
                                                     adult relatives,
                                                     parents or foster
                                                     parents. The
                                                     definition excludes
                                                     spouses, partners,
                                                     boyfriends or
                                                     girlfriends and
                                                     current
                                                     caseworkers. The
                                                     adult must be
                                                     easily accessible
                                                     to the youth,
                                                     either by telephone
                                                     or in person.

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Homelessness (49)...........  Have you ever been    ``Homeless'' means
                               homeless?             that the youth had
                              OR..................   no regular or
                                                     adequate place to
                                                     live. This includes
                                                     living in a car, or
                                                     on the street, or
                                                     staying in a
                                                     homeless or other
                                                     temporary shelter.
                              In the past two
                               years, were you
                               homeless at any
                               time?
                              --Yes...............
                              --No................
                              --Declined..........
Substance abuse referral      Have you ever         This includes either
 (50).                         referred yourself     self-referring or
                               or has someone else   being referred by a
                               referred you for an   social worker,
                               alcohol or drug       school staff,
                               abuse assessment or   physician, mental
                               counseling?           health worker,
                              OR..................   foster parent, or
                                                     other adult for an
                                                     alcohol or drug
                                                     abuse assessment or
                                                     counseling. Alcohol
                                                     or drug abuse
                                                     assessment is a
                                                     process designed to
                                                     determine if
                                                     someone has a
                                                     problem with
                                                     alcohol or drug
                                                     use.
                              In the past two
                               years, did you
                               refer yourself, or
                               had someone else
                               referred you for an
                               alcohol or drug
                               abuse assessment or
                               counseling?
                              --Yes...............
                              --No................
                              --Declined..........
Incarceration (51)..........  Have you ever been    This means that the
                               confined in a jail,   youth was confined
                               prison,               in a jail, prison,
                               correctional          correctional
                               facility, or          facility, or
                               juvenile or           juvenile or
                               community detention   community detention
                               facility, in          facility in
                               connection with       connection with a
                               allegedly             crime (misdemeanor
                               committing a crime?   or felony)
                              OR..................   allegedly committed
                                                     by the youth.
                              In the past two
                               years, were you
                               confined in a jail,
                               prison,
                               correctional
                               facility, or
                               juvenile or
                               community detention
                               facility, in
                               connection with
                               allegedly
                               committing a crime?
                              --Yes...............
                              --No................
                              --Declined..........
Children (52)...............  Have you ever given   This means giving
                               birth or fathered     birth to or
                               any children that     fathering at least
                               were born?            one child that was
                              OR..................   born. If males do
                                                     not know, answer
                                                     ``No.''
                              In the past two
                               years, did you give
                               birth to or father
                               any children that
                               were born?
                              --Yes...............
                              --No................
                              --Declined..........
Marriage at Child's Birth     If you responded yes  This means that when
 (53).                         to the previous       every child was
                               question, were you    born the youth was
                               married to the        married to the
                               child's other         other parent of the
                               parent at the time    child.
                               each child was
                               born?
                              --Yes...............
                              --No................
                              --Declined..........
Medicaid (54)...............  Currently are you on  Medicaid (or the
                               Medicaid [or use      State medical
                               the name of the       assistance program)
                               State's medical       is a health
                               assistance program    insurance program
                               under title XIX]?     funded by the
                              --Yes...............   government.
                              --No................
                              --Don't know........
                              --Declined..........

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Other Health insurance        Currently do you      ``Health insurance''
 Coverage (55).                have health           means having a
                               insurance, other      third party pay for
                               than Medicaid?        all or part of
                              --Yes...............   health care. Youth
                              --No................   might have health
                              --Don't know........   insurance such as
                              --Declined..........   group coverage
                                                     offered by
                                                     employers or
                                                     schools, or
                                                     individual policies
                                                     that cover medical
                                                     and/or mental
                                                     health care and/or
                                                     prescription drugs,
                                                     or youth might be
                                                     covered under
                                                     parents' insurance.
                                                     This also could
                                                     include access to
                                                     free health care
                                                     through a college,
                                                     Indian Tribe, or
                                                     other source.
Health insurance type--       Does your health      This means that the
 medical (56).                 insurance include     youth's health
                               coverage for          insurance covers at
                               medical services?     least some medical
                              --Yes...............   services or
                              --Don't know........   procedures. This
                              --Declined..........   question is for
                                                     only those youth
                                                     who responded
                                                     ``yes'' to having
                                                     health insurance.
Health insurance type--       Does your health      This means that the
 mental health (57).           insurance include     youth's health
                               coverage for mental   insurance covers at
                               health services?      least some mental
                              --Yes...............   health services.
                              --No................   This question is
                              --Don't know........   for only those
                              --Declined..........   youth who responded
                                                     ``yes'' to having
                                                     health insurance
                                                     with medical
                                                     coverage.
Health insurance type--       Does your health      This means that the
 prescription drugs (58).      insurance include     youth's health
                               coverage for          insurance covers at
                               prescription drugs?   least some
                              --Yes...............   prescription drugs.
                              --No................   This question is
                              --Don't know........   for only those
                              --Declined..........   youth who responded
                                                     ``yes'' to having
                                                     health insurance
                                                     with medical
                                                     coverage.
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ADDITIONAL OUTCOMES INFORMATION TO COLLECT FROM YOUTH OUT OF FOSTER CARE
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Public financial assistance   Currently are you     This refers to
 (42).                         receiving ongoing     ongoing welfare
                               welfare payments      payments from the
                               from the government   government to
                               to support your       support your basic
                               basic needs? [The     needs. Do not
                               State may add and/    consider payments
                               or substitute the     or subsidies for
                               name(s) of the        specific purposes,
                               State's welfare       such as
                               program].             unemployment
                              --Yes...............   insurance, child
                              --No................   care subsidies,
                              --Declined..........   education
                                                     assistance, food
                                                     stamps or housing
                                                     assistance in this
                                                     category.
Public food assistance (43).  Currently are you     Public food
                               receiving public      assistance includes
                               food assistance?      food stamps, which
                              --Yes...............   are government-
                              --No................   issued coupons or
                              --Declined..........   debit cards that
                                                     recipients can use
                                                     to buy eligible
                                                     food at authorized
                                                     stores. Public food
                                                     assistance also
                                                     includes assistance
                                                     from the Women,
                                                     Infants and
                                                     Children (WIC)
                                                     program.
Public housing assistance     Currently are you     Public housing is
 (44).                         receiving any sort    rental housing
                               of housing            provided by the
                               assistance from the   government to keep
                               government, such as   rents affordable
                               living in public      for eligible
                               housing or            individuals and
                               receiving a housing   families, and a
                               voucher?              housing voucher
                              --Yes...............   allows participants
                              --No................   to choose their own
                              --Declined..........   housing while the
                                                     government pays
                                                     part of the housing
                                                     costs. This does
                                                     not include
                                                     payments from the
                                                     child welfare
                                                     agency for room and
                                                     board payments.
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[73 FR 10372, Feb. 26, 2008]