Chapter 388-27. Child welfare services—Adoption services and adoption support.  


Section 388-27-0005. What is the legal basis for and purpose of the department's adoption program?
Section 388-27-0010. What definitions apply to the department's adoption program?
Section 388-27-0015. What are the eligibility criteria for the department's adoption program?
Section 388-27-0020. When does the department provide general adoption services?
Section 388-27-0025. What general adoption services does the department provide?
Section 388-27-0030. What procedures must the department follow for the interstate placement of children?
Section 388-27-0035. What adoption services does the department provide for children in the department's care and custody?
Section 388-27-0040. What adoption services does the department provide for prospective and approved adoptive families?
Section 388-27-0045. When may the department place a dependent child (not legally free) into an adoptive home?
Section 388-27-0050. When may a legally free child be placed into an adoptive home?
Section 388-27-0055. What is a voluntary adoption plan?
Section 388-27-0060. When must the department follow a voluntary adoption plan?
Section 388-27-0065. Will the department consider a proposed voluntary adoption plan if a termination petition has already been filed at the request of the department?
Section 388-27-0070. What will the department do to implement a voluntary adoption plan?
Section 388-27-0075. What must the department do to maintain confidentiality of adoption records?
Section 388-27-0080. Under what conditions may the department reveal identifying information about the birth parent?
Section 388-27-0085. What must the department, private practitioner, or child placing agency do to locate records and information relating to the birth parents and the child?
Section 388-27-0090. What information must the department or child placing agency provide to prospective adoptive parents about the child that is being considered for adoption?
Section 388-27-0100. What information must the department or child placing agency provide to prospective adoptive parents about the birth parent(s) of a child being considered for adoption?
Section 388-27-0105. When will the department, private practitioner, or child placing agency disclose required information?
Section 388-27-0110. How does an adoptee, adoptive parent, or birth parent obtain nonidentifying information from an archived adoptive record?
Section 388-27-0115. What is the department response to requests for public disclosure of an adoptive record?
Section 388-27-0120. What is the legal basis of the department's adoption support program?
Section 388-27-0125. What is the purpose of the adoption support program?
Section 388-27-0130. What definitions apply to the adoption support program?
Section 388-27-0135. What are the eligibility criteria for the adoption support program?
Section 388-27-0140. What constitutes a "special needs"?
Section 388-27-0145. What constitutes a reasonable effort to place a child for adoption without adoption support?
Section 388-27-0150. Under what circumstances would it be against the best interest of the child to search for a family that could adopt the child without adoption support?
Section 388-27-0155. Are there other factors affecting a child’s eligibility for adoption support?
Section 388-27-0160. How does a prospective adoptive parent apply for adoption support services?
Section 388-27-0165. What requirements apply to an application for ongoing adoption support?
Section 388-27-0170. What is the nature and purpose of an adoption support agreement?
Section 388-27-0175. What must be included in an adoption support agreement?
Section 388-27-0180. If the adoptive family resides in or moves to another state, how is the child’s participation in the adoption support services affected?
Section 388-27-0185. When does the adoption support agreement become effective?
Section 388-27-0190. If the department implements adoption support services prior to the adoption, may the adoptive parent(s) continue to receive department-funded foster care payments while also receiving adoption support payments?
Section 388-27-0195. May the adoptive parent(s) change the benefits contained in the adoption support program?
Section 388-27-0200. When may the department modify the terms of the adoption support agreement?
Section 388-27-0205. Does the adoptive parent need to let the department know if the family's circumstances change?
Section 388-27-0210. Under what circumstances would the adoption support agreement be terminated?
Section 388-27-0215. What benefits may the adoptive parent or child receive from the adoption support program?
Section 388-27-0220. What factors affect the amount of adoption support benefits a child receives?
Section 388-27-0230. How does the department evaluate a request for adoption support monthly cash payments?
Section 388-27-0250. What specific department requirements apply to medical services?
Section 388-27-0255. What specific department requirements apply to outpatient counseling and/or mental health services not covered by medicaid?
Section 388-27-0260. If the adoptive parent requests residential placement services for the parent's adopted child, what department requirements apply?
Section 388-27-0265. What are the consequences of the department placing the adopted child in foster care, group care, or residential treatment?
Section 388-27-0275. When does the department review an adoption support agreement?
Section 388-27-0280. What is involved in the review process?
Section 388-27-0285. What is the department's responsibility when the adoptive parent(s) requests a review of the adoption support agreement?
Section 388-27-0290. What if the department does not respond to a request for a review of an adoption support agreement within thirty days?
Section 388-27-0295. What requirements apply to the review of a support agreement?
Section 388-27-0300. After a review, what if the department and the adoptive parent cannot agree on the terms of the adoption support agreement?
Section 388-27-0305. May an adoptive parent apply for adoption support services after the adoption has been finalized?
Section 388-27-0310. If a child met federal Title IV-E eligibility for adoption assistance before the adoption, but was not placed on the adoptive support program, what may the adoptive parent do after adoption finalization to obtain adoption support services for the adopted child?
Section 388-27-0315. What constitutes "extenuating circumstances"?
Section 388-27-0320. What is the effective date of an adoption support agreement that results from a finding of extenuating circumstances?
Section 388-27-0325. If a child did not meet federal Title IV-E eligibility for adoption assistance before the adoption, what may the adoptive parent do after adoption finalization to obtain adoption support services for the adopted child?
Section 388-27-0330. What is the adoption support reconsideration program?
Section 388-27-0335. How does a child qualify for the adoption support reconsideration program?
Section 388-27-0340. How does an adoptive parent apply for the adoption support reconsideration program?
Section 388-27-0345. What types of services does the department provide through the adoption support reconsideration program?
Section 388-27-0350. What department requirements apply to adoption support reconsideration services?
Section 388-27-0355. Under what conditions or circumstances would a child become ineligible for the adoption support reconsideration program?
Section 388-27-0360. What happens if the state no longer funds the adoption support reconsideration program?
Section 388-27-0365. Does an adoptive parent have the right to appeal department decisions regarding adoption support issues?
Section 388-27-0370. What information about adoption support agreements may be used in an administrative hearing?
Section 388-27-0375. Will the department reimburse an adoptive parent for nonrecurring adoption expenses?
Section 388-27-0380. What types of nonrecurring adoption expenses will the department reimburse?
Section 388-27-0385. Is there a limit to the amount of nonrecurring adoption expenses that the department will reimburse?
Section 388-27-0390. How does an adoptive parent get reimbursed for nonrecurring adoption expenses?