---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2552.82"
title: "45"
number: "2552.82"
heading: "Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent continue to serve an individual beyond his or her 21st birthday?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2552.82"
---

# §2552.82. Under what circumstances may a Foster Grandparent continue to serve an individual beyond his or her 21st birthday?

- (a) Only when a Foster Grandparent has been assigned to, and has developed a relationship with an individual with a disability, may that assignment continue beyond the individual's 21st birthday, provided that:
  - (1) Such individual was receiving such services prior to attaining the chronological age of 21, and the continuation of service is in the best interest of the individual; and
  - (2) The sponsor determines that it is in the best interest of both the Foster Grandparent and the individual for the assignment to continue. Such a determination will be made through mutual agreement by all parties involved in the provision of services to the individual served.
- (b) In cases where the assigned Foster Grandparent becomes unavailable to serve a particular individual, the replacement of that Foster Grandparent shall be made through mutual agreement by all parties involved.
- (c) The sponsor may terminate service to a child with a disability over age 21, if it determines that such service is no longer in the best interest of either the Foster Grandparent or the individual served.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 46509, Sept. 10, 2009; 74 FR 48866, Sept. 25, 2009; 83 FR 64652, Dec. 17, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 46509, Sept. 10, 2009; 74 FR 48866, Sept. 25, 2009; 83 FR 64652, Dec. 17, 2018]