The Department has always allowed clients to verbally request a good cause determination. The current rule provides it must be written. The Department is eliminating that to reflect practice. Federal law requires the Department to recognize Native American specified relatives if the child is Native American even if there is no blood tie between the two. This change is to comply with this federal requirement. Additionally, the Department sees refugee children who are here with an adult but they are either not related or documentation to prove a blood relationship cannot be obtained. The Department will now recognize the adult as a specified relative.