Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 130 - POST ADOPTION SERVICES
Section 413-130-0130 - Post Judgment of Adoption Applications for Adoption Assistance
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) An adoptive family asking to apply for adoption assistance after the judgment of adoption must submit a written request to the Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance Unit, 500 Summer Street NE, E-71, Salem, Oregon 97301, based on one or more of the following extenuating circumstances:
(2) Upon receipt of the written request, the Department must determine, within 30 calendar days, whether the child meets Title IV E eligibility requirements.
(3) The Department may review and provide an adoptive family historic information regarding the child to assist in the request and determination regarding eligibility for adoption assistance:
(4) When a child is Title IV-E eligible, a decision is made through a contested case hearing on whether the adoptive family may apply for adoption assistance after the judgment of adoption based on the extenuating circumstances in section (1) of this rule:
(5) When a child does not meet Title IV E eligibility requirements, the Post Adoption Services Program Manager determines if extenuating circumstances under section (1) of this rule exist that justify accepting an adoption assistance application from the adoptive family.
(6) When the decision, through a contested case hearing or Post Adoption Services Program Manager review, is that the adoptive family is eligible to apply for adoption assistance on behalf of the child, an adoption assistance application may be signed, effective the date of the written request described in section (1) of this rule. The process for application in OAR 413-130-0050 and negotiation in OAR 413-130-0070 apply.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 418.005, 418.340
Stats. Implemented: ORS 418.005, 418.330, 418.335 & 418.340