Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 130 - POST ADOPTION SERVICES
Section 413-130-0075 - Renegotiation of an Adoption Assistance Payment
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) The Department, pre-adoptive family, or adoptive family may request renegotiation of an adoption assistance agreement. When the pre-adoptive family or adoptive family has previously signed an adoption assistance agreement only and requests adoption assistance at a later date, it is considered a renegotiation.
(2) A request for renegotiation of the adoption assistance agreement made by a pre-adoptive family or adoptive family must:
(3) Renegotiation of the adoption assistance payment will be conducted using the negotiation process described in OAR 413-130-0070(2) to (5).
(4) A new adoption assistance agreement must be signed by all parties each time the adoption assistance payment changes as a result of renegotiation.
(5) The Department may authorize a renegotiated adoption assistance payment increase or decrease for the period commencing the first day of the month in which the Department receives the documentation required to complete the requested renegotiation, or another date agreed upon by the pre-adoptive family or adoptive family and the Department.
(6) The Department may approve up to twelve months of retroactive payments unless a contested case hearing was requested and a subsequent decision necessitates a payment of more than twelve months. The decision includes any decision by the Department, including:
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.340
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 418.340, ORS 418.330 & ORS 418.335