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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 388. Social and Health Services, Department of |
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Chapter 388-27. Child welfare services—Adoption services and adoption support. |
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?
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- (1) The adoptive parent(s) may not continue to receive department-funded foster care payments for a child while also receiving adoption support payments for the same child.(2) If the adoptive parent(s) receives department-funded foster care for the child to be adopted, the department's social worker assigned to the child must terminate that coverage on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the adoption support becomes effective.(3) Foster care payments are paid after the month of service. Adoption support payments are paid prior to the month.(4) The adoptive parent(s) may not receive foster care payments and adoption support cash payments for the same child for the same month.(5) If the adoptive parent is adopting a relative child and has been receiving a nonneedy relative grant the adoptive parent must notify the community services office financial services specialist that the adoption has been finalized. The adoptive parent may not receive both the grant and adoption support payments for the same month for the same child.