Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1620 - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT OF NONRECURRING ADOPTION EXPENSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Section 17-1620-16 - Adoption assistance agreement
Current through August, 2024
The written adoption assistance agreement, binding on the parties to the agreement, the department and the adoptive or prospective adoptive parent(s), must:
(1) Be signed and in effect at the time of or prior to the final decree of adoption. A copy of the signed agreement must be given to each party; and
(2) Specify its duration; and
(3) Specify the nature and amount of any payment, services, and assistance to be provided under such agreement and, for purposes of eligibility under Title XIX and Title XX of the Social Security Act, specify that the child is eligible for Medicaid services and social services; and
(4) Specify with respect to agreements entered into on or after October 1, 1983, that the agreement shall remain in effect regardless of the state of which the adoptive parents are residents at any given time.
(5) Contain provisions for the protection of the interest of the child in case the adoptive parents and child should move to another state while the agreement is in effect.
