Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.01 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
Section 16.06.01.911 - ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AGREEMENT

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.06.01.911

Current through September 2, 2024

A written agreement must be negotiated and fully executed between the Department and adopting family prior to the finalization of adoption and implementation of benefits.

01. Agreement Specifications. The agreement specifies the following:

a. The type and amount of assistance to be provided;

b. That there will be an annual review of each agreement by the Department to evaluate the need for continued subsidy and the amount of the subsidy;

c. That the agreed upon type and amount of assistance may be adjusted only with the concurrence of the adoptive parent(s) based upon changes in the needs of the child or changes in the circumstances of the adoptive family;

d. That the adoptive parent(s) are required to inform the Department of any circumstances that would make them ineligible for adoption assistance payments, or eligible for adoption assistance payments in a different amount.

02. Termination of Adoption Assistance. Adoption assistance will be terminated if the adoptive parent(s) no longer have legal responsibility for the child as a result of termination of parental rights, the child is no longer receiving any financial support from the parents, or the child has reached the age of eighteen (18) years if the adoption was finalized prior to the child's sixteenth (16) birthday or twenty-one (21) years if finalized after the child's sixteenth (16) birthday regardless of the child's educational status.

03. Adoption Assistance Follows the Child. If the adoptive parents are located in a state other than Idaho, or move out of Idaho with the child, the adoption assistance payments initiated by Idaho will continue for the child. If the child is IV-E or state-funded adoption assistance eligible, referral for Medicaid or other state medical insurance and social service benefits will be forwarded to the new state of residence through the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance. Non IV-E eligible children receiving a state adoption subsidy, may not be eligible for Medicaid in a state other than Idaho.

Effective March 15, 2022

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