with public health guidelines relating to social distancing, including conducting any required court proceedings pertaining to children in care. In making any such determination, the State shall work to ensure that the safety and health of each child in care remains paramount. (6) Counting of remote caseworker visits as in-person visits In the case of a foster child who has attained 18 years of age and with respect to whom foster care maintenance payments are being made under a State plan approved under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, caseworker contact with the child that includes visual and auditory contact and which is conducted solely by electronic means is deemed an in-person visit to the child by the caseworker for purposes of section 424(f)(1)(A) of such Act if the child is visited by the caseworker in person not less than once every 6 months while in such care. (7) Elimination of education and employment requirements for certain foster youth The Secretary may waive the applicability of subclauses (I) through (IV) of section 475(8)(B)(iv) of the Social Security Act. (c) State defined In subsection (a), the term State has the meaning given the term in section 1101(a) of the Social Security Act for purposes of title IV of the Social Security Act, and includes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium with an application and plan approved under this section 477(j) of such Act for fiscal year 2020. 60002. Allowing home visiting programs to continue serving families safely (a) In general For purposes of section 511 of the Social Security Act, during the period that begins on February 1, 2020, and ends with the close of calendar year 2020— (1) a virtual home visit shall be considered a home visit