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31-19-26.5-6. Additional Payments Under Certain Conditions

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the adoption subsidy payments determined under section 3 of this chapter, the department may make additional payments for medical or psychological care or treatment of the adoptive child if all the following conditions exist: (1) The child is a child with special needs, based in whole or in part […]

31-19-26.5-7. Certain Children Eligible for Medicaid

Sec. 7. An adoptive child who is: (1) a child with special needs based on a medical, a physical, a mental, or an emotional condition that existed before the filing of the adoption petition; and (2) the beneficiary of an agreement for adoption subsidy under this chapter; is eligible for Medicaid. As added by P.L.146-2008, […]

31-19-26.5-9. Limits on Term of Adoption Subsidy Agreement

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in this section, the term of any adoption subsidy agreement under this chapter, including any extension of the original term, ends when any of the following events occurs: (1) The child becomes eighteen (18) years of age. (2) The child becomes emancipated. (3) The adoptive parent or parents are […]

31-19-26.5-10. Adoption Assistance Account

Sec. 10. An adoption assistance account is established within the state general fund for the purpose of funding adoption subsidy payments under this chapter and the state’s share of adoption assistance payments under 42 U.S.C. 673. The account consists of: (1) amounts specifically appropriated to the department by the general assembly for adoption assistance; (2) […]