Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part 6 - Division of Family and Children's Services
Chapter 1 - DFCS Policy Manual
Section 18-6-1-G - Adoption Policy
ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
Section 18-6-1-G-II - LEGAL BASE

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 18-6-1-G-II
Current through September 24, 2024

Enabling legislation for Mississippi's Adoption Assistance Program was enacted by the Mississippi Legislature in 1979 with the passage of the Mississippi Adoption Supplemental Benefits Law of 1979. Its purpose is to supplement the Mississippi Adoption Law by making possible through public supplemental benefits the most appropriate adoption for each child certified by MDHS (MISS. CODE ANN. § 93-17-53).

The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, (P. L. 96-272), passed by Congress, was signed into law on June 17, 1980. Section 101 of the law amended Title IV of the Social Security Act and created a new Part E - IV-E Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance. It makes federal financial participation in Adoption Assistance payments available for eligible children with special needs.

P.A. 105-89, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), signed on November 19, 1997 by the President amended certain sections of the Social Security Act.

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