Unlicensed relatives who are guardians may receive non-needy public assistance. Programmatic Procedures 15. The assistance application is initiated in the field office or child-placing agency in conjunction with the adoptive family. The application is then forwarded to the adoption support unit for approval. The program manager is responsible for the final eligibility determination.
Payments begin on the first day of the month following finalization.
The state must be paying for the child's cost of care or the child must meet Title IV-E eligibility requirements. A child's adoption assistance agreement may be periodically reviewed by the state. Assistance agreements must be renewed at least once every five years. The adoptive parents complete a questionnaire relative to changes in their circumstances or the child's circumstances that are related to the agreement. Adoptive parents' failure to renew may result in termination from the program.