Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.06.01 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES › ADOPTION SERVICES › Section 16.06.01.701 - SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED IN ADOPTIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the core services provided under these rules,
				  the Department must assure provision of the following: (3-15-22)
01.
Response to Inquiries
.
				Written or personal inquiries from prospective adoptive families must be
				answered within two (2) weeks. (3-15-22)
02.
Pre-Placement Child/Family
				Assessment
. An assessment of the child's family of origin history, needs
				as an individual and as part of a family, and completion of a life story book
				for each child preparing for adoptive placement. (3-15-22)
03.
Compliance with Multi-Ethnic
				Placement Act and Interethnic Adoption Provisions
. Selection of the most
				appropriate adoptive family consistent with the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act and
				Interethnic Adoption Provisions, if the child is not an Indian.
				(3-15-22)
04.
(Pre-Placement) Home Study
. An adoptive home study to ensure selection
				of an appropriate adoptive home. (3-15-22)
05.
Preparation for Placement
.
				Preparation of the child by an assigned social worker who will assist the child
				in addressing anticipated grief and loss due to separation from their parents
				and assisting the child with the transition into an adoptive home.
				(3-15-22)
06.
Technical
				Assistance
. Assistance in completing the legal adoption, including
				compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. (3-15-22)
07.
Adoption Assistance
. A
				determination of eligibility for adoption assistance must be made for each
				child placed for adoption through the Department prior to the finalization of
				their adoption. Eligibility for adoption assistance is determined solely on the
				child's need. No means test may be applied to the adoptive family's income or
				resources. Once eligibility is established, the Division will negotiate a
				written agreement with the adoptive family. The agreement must be fully
				executed by all parties prior to the finalization of the adoption in order to
				be valid. (3-15-22)
08.
Period of Support Supervision
. Once a child is placed with an adoptive
				family, a period of support and supervision by the Department lasting at least
				six (6) months must be completed prior to the finalization of the adoption. If
				the child has been a foster child placed with the family for a period of at
				least six (6) months, the family may submit a written request to the
				Department's Child and Family Services Program Manager to reduce the
				supervisory period to a minimum of three (3) months. (3-15-22)
09.
Post Adoption Services
.
				Services after an adoption is final are provided within available resources.
				Children with negotiated adoption assistance agreements, whether from Idaho or
				from another state, are eligible for any services available to Idaho children.
				International adoptees residing in Idaho are also eligible for any services
				available to Idaho children under the Inter-Country Adoption of 2000
				(P.L.
				106-279). Children with either IVE or state
				adoption assistance agreements are eligible for Medicaid in Idaho. A referral
				from an Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance member state will
				serve as a formal application for services in Idaho. Applications for Medicaid
				are made through the Department in accordance with IDAPA 16.03.01, "Eligibility
				for Health Care Assistance for Families and Children." (3-15-22)