Programmatic Procedures 15. The local worker prepares a subsidy request for any child who appears to meet necessary criteria. These requests are then forwarded through appropriate supervisory channels for final approval by the Service Region Administrator or designee of each Region. Quality Central staff give technical and programmatic support to the regions. Post-adoption assistance payments begin upon finalization.
Children placed by public agencies qualify for pre-adoption assistance at placement.
Maintenance payments, social services, and Medical cards are available if the child is IV-E eligible. If the child is not IV-E eligible, custody or wardship is transferred to the Cabinet prior to finalization in order for services to be provided. There really is no difference in how private agency and public agency kids are treated. The state ends up providing the same services. Transferring custody is just an extra, needed step to receive state adoption assistance services, which are not radically different from IV-E services.