The committee shall consist of five members, with two of the members being representatives of private, nonprofit child-placing agencies not party to the appeal. If the adoptive parents do not agree with the decision made at the review, they may request a fair hearing which is conducted by the Department's Fair Hearing Unit. Families may request a subsidy after the finalization of an adoption under certain circumstances. Below is the process by which families access a subsidy after finalization. The state option program has been in place since 1987 for those adoptions in which a pre-existing condition that was unknown at the time of the adoption has later resulted in a severe medical or psychological condition requiring treatment.
Retroactive payments are limited to two months prior to the application.
This program does not require a fair hearing. This process requires a fair hearing. This means that both policy and eligibility decisions are made by personnel at the state office. The remaining cost of the program is funded entirely by state funds. Below are other programs that may delineate Oklahoma's adoption assistance program from others around the country.