Children placed with subsidy agreements are usually eligible for a Medicaid card. There are very few of these exceptions. Parents can receive payment or reimbursement for certain nonrecurring adoption expenses directly related to the finalization of an adoption. Below are the allowed expenses and the limit per child. Requests for nonrecurring adoption expenses shall be approved prior to finalization of the adoption to be eligible for reimbursement.
Adoptive parents have a two-year period after such approval to submit expenses for payment.
Counseling and referral services. In addition to monthly payments and health coverage, Kentucky has indicated that the following services are available for children with special needs. Family co-payments, based on rates determined through application of an income scale, are required in some instances. It is not often used. And, in fact, it may be used to help smooth the transition back home from residential treatment, such as for family therapy.