8-161. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Application" means the completion of the department application form with documentation of the child’s special needs and nonrecurring expenses related to the adoption. 2. " Child" means a person who is under the age of eighteen years and who is adopted in this […]
8-162. Nonrecurring adoption expense program; funding; use of other resources; payment A. The department shall establish and administer a program of payment for nonrecurring adoption expenses. Nonrecurring adoption expenses shall be provided from monies appropriated to the department or made available to it from other sources. B. Except as provided in subsection C, the department […]
8-163. Eligibility A. Parents who have adopted a child with special needs may apply to the department for reimbursement of the nonrecurring expenses of that adoption. B. To be eligible for reimbursement, the application must document the following: 1. The child cannot or should not be returned to the home of the child’s parents. 2. […]
8-164. Nonrecurring expenses; limitation A. The amount of nonrecurring adoption expenses paid by the department shall not exceed two thousand dollars for each adoption petition. Except if good cause exists as determined by the department, the department shall not pay nonrecurring adoption expenses for a child and all siblings or half-siblings who are adopted by […]
8-165. Records The department shall maintain records which include information regarding age, sex, ethnicity, country or state of origin, type of placement agency and category of nonrecurring adoption expenses which are reimbursed pursuant to this article.
8-166. Appeals A person may appeal a department decision denying or reducing an application for reimbursement of nonrecurring expenses pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 6 and chapter 14, article 3.
