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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0040 - What adoption services does the department provide for prospective and approved adoptive families?

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(1)
					 For department placements, the department:
(a)
					 Accepts applications from families residing in the state of Washington that are
					 interested in adopting a child who is in the care and custody of the
					 department. Children in the care and custody of the department may have special
					 needs.
(b) Initiates an adoptive
					 home study and achieves one of the following outcomes:
(i) Approves the family for an adoptive
					 placement and registers the family with the contracted adoption resource
					 exchange unless a placement decision has already been made;
(ii) Denies the application to adopt;
					 or
(iii) The family withdraws the
					 application to adopt.
(c) Searches for an appropriate placement for
					 families with an approved adoptive home study;
(d) Obtains the prospective adoptive child's
					 available medical and family background information and discloses the available
					 information to the adoptive family;
(e) Removes a family from the contracted
					 adoption resource exchange for any of the following reasons:
(i) A child has been placed with the
					 family;
(ii) The family decides to
					 receive adoption services through a private agency or an independent
					 placement;
(iii) The department
					 receives additional information that causes the department to revoke the
					 approved status of a family;
(iv)
					 The family and/or social worker determines that adoption is no longer an
					 appropriate plan for the family; and/or
(v) The family relocates its residence to
					 another state.
(f)
					 Reevaluates a family's situation at the time of reapplication if a family was
					 removed from the exchange registry and reapplies for adoption
					 services;
(g) Informs families in
					 writing of action the department has taken, according to the rules of this
					 chapter;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0045 - When may the department place a dependent child (not legally free) into an adoptive home?

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The department may place a child into a foster-adopt home
						under the following conditions:
(1)
					 When the identified family has been granted a foster home license in accordance
					 with chapter 388-148 WAC; and
(2)
					 When the identified family has an approved adoptive home study that has been
					 filed with the court in compliance with
					 RCW
					  26.33.190.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0045,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0050 - When may a legally free child be placed into an adoptive home?

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The department may place a child into an adoptive home
						under the following conditions:
(1)
					 When the identified prospective adoptive family has an approved adoptive home
					 study; and
(2) The adoptive home
					 study has been filed with the court in compliance with
					 RCW
					  26.33.190.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0050,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0055 - What is a voluntary adoption plan?

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A voluntary adoption plan (VAP) occurs when a parent(s)
						has agreed to the termination of parental rights and has proposed a specific
						adoptive placement for the child.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0055,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0060 - When must the department follow a voluntary adoption plan?

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The department must follow the voluntary plan for
						adoption if:
(1) The prospective
					 adoptive parents chosen by the parent are properly qualified to adopt in
					 compliance with
					 chapter
					 26.33 RCW or WAC
					 388-25-0025; and
(2) The court determines that this adoption
					 is in the best interest of the child; and
(3) The VAP is proposed to the department
					 before a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship has been
					 filed.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0060,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0065 - Will the department consider a proposed voluntary adoption plan if a termination petition has already been filed at the request of the department?

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If the attorney general's office has filed a termination
						petition at the request of the department, the department must consider, but is
						not required to support, an adoptive resource proposed by the
						parent.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0065,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0070 - What will the department do to implement a voluntary adoption plan?

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The department must take the following actions to
						implement a VAP:
(1) The assigned CA
					 social worker must work with the parent to determine whether the parent will
					 identify a preferred adoptive placement by name.
(2) If a parent identifies a preferred
					 placement, the assigned social worker must advise the parent and the proposed
					 adoptive parent(s) that an adoption home study must be completed. CA, a private
					 agency, or a qualified individual may complete the adoptive home study (see
					 RCW
					  26.33.190).
(3) If the proposed adoptive parent chooses
					 to have an adoptive home study completed by a private agency or qualified
					 individual, CA retains the right to do its own home study if CA has concerns
					 regarding the recommendations contained in the nondepartmental home
					 study.
(4) Using approved
					 procedures for determining suitability to be an adoptive resource, the child's
					 social worker and the social worker for the adoptive family must determine:
(a) That the preplacement investigation and
					 report, as described in
					 RCW
					  26.33.190, on the proposed family results in
					 approval of the adoptive placement; and
(b) That this placement is in the best
					 interest of the child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0075 - What must the department do to maintain confidentiality of adoption records?

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(1) In
					 accordance with
					 chapter
					 26.33 RCW all records and
					 information the department obtains in providing adoption services are
					 confidential.
(2) To ensure that
					 the department case file of an adopted child remains confidential, the CA local
					 office must send the child's case file to CA headquarters for archiving upon
					 the issuance of the decree of adoption.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0075,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0080 - Under what conditions may the department reveal identifying information about the birth parent?

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When providing reports or information on the adoptive
						child to the prospective or actual adoptive parents, the department must not
						reveal the identity of the birth parents of the child, unless:
(1) There is a written open communication
					 agreement where the identity of the birth parent(s) is known;
(2) The birth parent is already known to the
					 adoptive family; or
(3) The birth
					 parent has selected the adoptive family, and the birth parent's identity has
					 already been established.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0080,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0085 - What must the department, private practitioner, or child placing agency do to locate records and information relating to the birth parents and the child?

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(1) The social
					 worker, child placing agency, or another assigned worker must make the
					 following efforts to locate records and information relating to the birth
					 parent and the child:
(a) Ask the birth
					 parents, the child, and relatives, when available, for names of all:
(i) Physicians;
(ii) Treatment agencies for medical,
					 psychological, or educational services that have seen the parent or child for
					 examination, evaluation, or treatment; and
(iii) Schools attended by the child and the
					 parent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0090 - What information must the department or child placing agency provide to prospective adoptive parents about the child that is being considered for adoption?

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(1) The
					 department or the child placing agency must provide a medical report containing
					 all known and available information concerning the mental, physical, and
					 sensory handicaps of an adopted child, or a child placed for adoption, to the
					 adoptive or prospective adoptive parents under the authority of
					 RCW
					  26.33.020,
					 26.33.340,
					 26.33.343 and
					 26.33.350.
(2) The department or the child placing
					 agency worker must provide the child's medical and family background report,
					 DSHS 13-041(X), to the prospective adoptive parents. This report must include
					 documentation of efforts made to obtain medical and social information on the
					 child and birth parents.
(3) The
					 department must provide a social history report on the child and birth family
					 that includes, at a minimum in accordance with
					 RCW
					  26.33.380:
(a) Circumstances of the child's birth
					 including all child medical records known and available to the
					 department;
(b) All case notes from
					 the child's file to provide a chronological report of how the child came to be
					 available for adoption;
(c) The
					 child's placement and legal history;
(d) The dependency fact finding court report
					 and the latest court reports pertaining to the dependency and custody of the
					 child at time of pre-adoption disclosure;
(e) The child's education history, including
					 school reports and records known and available to the department; and
(f) The child's psychological and psychiatric
					 reports and recommendations known and available to the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0100 - What information must the department or child placing agency provide to prospective adoptive parents about the birth parent(s) of a child being considered for adoption?

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The department or the child placing agency must provide a
						nonidentifying report on the birth parent(s) that includes any known and
						available social and medical information on the child's birth parent(s) in
						accordance with
						RCW
						 26.33.380. This information regarding the
						birth parent(s) must include but is not limited to:
(1) First names only;
(2) Current age of parent(s);
(3) Heritage, including nationality, ethnic
					 background, and race;
(4) General
					 physical appearance, including height, weight, color of hair, eyes, and skin or
					 other information of a similar nature;
(5) Education, including the number of years
					 of school completed at the time of the adoption, and school report (if still
					 attending), but not the name or location of the school;
(6) Religion or religious heritage;
(7) Occupation, but no specific titles or
					 places of employment;
(8) Talents,
					 hobbies, and special interests;
(9)
					 Family history and circumstances leading to the adoption;
(10) Medical and genetic history including:
(a) Available psychiatric, psychological, and
					 substance abuse reports;
(b)
					 Available medical history including any acute or chronic conditions;
(c) Available medical history of the birth
					 and pregnancy, including any known substance abuse by the birth mother while
					 pregnant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0105 - When will the department, private practitioner, or child placing agency disclose required information?

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The department, private practitioner, or child placing
						agency must disclose available child and birth family medical and social
						background information prior to the finalization of an adoption. Disclosure may
						occur:
(1) Prior to the placement of a
					 child into an adoptive home; or
(2)
					 At the time when a placement is identified as an adoptive placement.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0105,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0110 - How does an adoptee, adoptive parent, or birth parent obtain nonidentifying information from an archived adoptive record?

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(1) Nonidentifying information about the
					 birth parents, adoptee, or adoptive parent may be shared with persons
					 identified in
					 RCW
					  26.33.020 and
					 26.33.340.
(2) If the adoption was facilitated through
					 the department, a request for information must be made in writing to the state
					 office of Children's Administration, P.O. Box 45713, Olympia WA 98504-5713. The
					 state office is the sole source for releasing information from an archived
					 record.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0110,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Adoption Services › Section 388-27-0115 - What is the department response to requests for public disclosure of an adoptive record?

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The department complies with the requirements for
						disclosure of public records in
						RCW
						 26.33.340.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-27-0115,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part A - General › Section 388-27-0120 - What is the legal basis of the department's adoption support program?

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The legal authorities for the program are:
(1) Chapter 74.13A RCW;
(2)
											42 U.S.C. Sec. 671-675;
(3)  45 C.F.R. Sec. 1356 ; and
(4) The U.S. department of health and human
					 services (DHHS) policy guidelines for states to use in determining a child's
					 eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance benefits (contained in DHHS
					 Child Welfare Policy Manual).
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0120, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0120,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part A - General › Section 388-27-0125 - What is the purpose of the adoption support program?

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The adoption support program encourages the adoption of
						special needs children in the legal custody of public or private nonprofit
						child care agencies who would not be adopted if support for the child was not
						available.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0125,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part A - General › Section 388-27-0130 - What definitions apply to the adoption support program?

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The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Adoption"
means the granting of an adoption
						decree consistent with chapter 26.33 RCW.
"Adoption support agreement"
means a written
						contract between the adoptive parent(s) and the department that identifies the
						specific benefits available to the adoptive parent(s) and other terms and
						conditions of the agreement.
"Adoption support cash payment"
means
						negotiated monthly cash payments paid pursuant to an adoption support agreement
						between the adoptive parent(s) and the department.
"Applicant"
means a person or couple
						applying for adoption support on behalf of a child the person or couple plans
						to adopt.
"Child placing agency"
means a private
						nonprofit agency licensed by the department under chapter 74.15 RCW to place
						children for adoption or foster care.
"Department"
means the department of social
						and health services.
"Extenuating circumstances"
means a finding
						by an administrative law judge or a review judge that one or more qualifying
						conditions or events occurred that erroneously prevented an otherwise eligible
						child from being placed on the adoption support program prior to
						adoption.
"Medical services"
means services covered by
						medic-aid and administered by the health care authority.
"Negotiation"
means the process of working
						toward an agreement between the department and the adoptive parent on the terms
						of the adoption support agreement.
"Nonrecurring costs"
means reasonable,
						necessary, and direct expenses related to the cost of finalizing the adoption
						of a special needs child.
"Placing agency"
means the public or private
						nonprofit agency that has the legal authority to place the child for adoption.
"Program"
means the department's adoption
						support program.
"Reconsideration"
means the limited
						state-funded support that may be available to an eligible child whose adoption
						was finalized without a valid adoption support agreement in place.
"Resident state"
(for purposes of the
						child's medicaid eligibility) means the state in which the child physically
						resides. In some cases this may be different from the state of the parent's
						legal residence.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0130, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0130,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part B - Eligibility › Section 388-27-0135 - What are the eligibility criteria for the adoption support program?

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For a child to be eligible for participation in the
						adoption support program, the child must:
(1) Be less than eighteen years old when the
					 department and the adoptive parents sign the adoption support agreement and at
					 the time the adoption is finalized;
(2) Be legally free for adoption or eligible
					 for a customary adoption;
(3) Be
					 placed with a family with an approved preplacement report or home study (see
					 RCW
					  26.33.190);
(4) Be a child with "special needs" as
					 defined in WAC
					 388-27-0140); and
(5) Meet at least one of the
					 following criteria:
(a) Is residing in a
					 foster home or child caring institution or was determined by the department to
					 be eligible for and likely to be so placed (For a child to be considered
					 "eligible for and likely to be placed in foster care" the department must have
					 opened a case and determined that removal from the home was in the child's best
					 interest; or
(b) Is eligible for
					 federally funded adoption assistance as defined in Title IV-E of the Social
					 Security Act, the C.F.R., and the U.S. DHHS guidelines for states to use in
					 determining a child's eligibility for Title IV-E adoption
					 assistance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part B - Eligibility › Section 388-27-0140 - What constitutes a "special needs"?

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To be considered a child with special needs the
						following three statements must be true:
(1) One or more of the following factors or
					 conditions must exist, the child is:
(a) Of a
					 minority ethnic background and the child's ethnicity is creating a barrier to
					 the child's adoption;
(b) Six years
					 of age or older at the time of application for adoption support;
(c) A member of a sibling group of three or
					 more or of a sibling group in which one or more siblings meets the definition
					 of special needs, as defined in this section;
(d) Diagnosed with a physical, mental,
					 developmental, cognitive or emotional disability; or
(e) At risk for a diagnosis of a physical,
					 mental, developmental, cognitive or emotional disability due to prenatal
					 exposure to toxins, a history of serious abuse or neglect, or genetic
					 history.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part B - Eligibility › Section 388-27-0145 - What constitutes a reasonable effort to place a child for adoption without adoption support?

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Reasonable effort to place a child without adoption
						support includes a child:
(1)
					 Registered for three months with the Washington adoption resource exchange
					 (WARE) without finding an adoptive family;
(2) For whom a documented, agency search was
					 conducted by the placing agency for three months, without finding a family who
					 would adopt the child without adoption support services; or
(3) For whom the placing agency's selected
					 prospective adoptive family is unable to adopt the child without assistance
					 from the adoption support program.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0145,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part B - Eligibility › Section 388-27-0150 - Under what circumstances would it be against the best interest of the child to search for a family that could adopt the child without adoption support?

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(1) When a foster
					 parent desires to adopt a child who:
(a) Has
					 been in the foster parent's home for three months or more before that child
					 becomes legally free for adoption;
(b) The child has close emotional ties to the
					 current foster parent which, if severed, may cause emotional damage to the
					 child; and
(c) The foster parent
					 has an approved adoptive home study, and is identified as the adoptive parent
					 of choice by the department or placing agency staff (RCW
					  26.33.190; or
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part B - Eligibility › Section 388-27-0155 - Are there other factors affecting a child's eligibility for adoption support?

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(1) A child is
					 not eligible for adoption support program services and payments if the adopting
					 parent is the birth parent or current stepparent of the child.
(2) The department must not use the adoptive
					 parents' income as a basis for determining the child's eligibility for the
					 adoption support program, however, the department must consider income and
					 other financial circumstances of the adopting family as one factor in
					 determining the amount of any adoption support cash payments to be made.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0155, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0155,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part C - Application › Section 388-27-0160 - How does a prospective adoptive parent apply for adoption support ?

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(1) An applicant
					 may apply through the public or private agency social worker of the child to be
					 adopted, if the child is in the custody of the department. The social worker
					 will:
(a) Register the child with the
					 adoption support program; and
(b)
					 Submit the applicant's completed program application along with a completed
					 worksheet used to assist the family and the department in negotiating the
					 amount of any monthly cash payment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part C - Application › Section 388-27-0165 - What requirements apply to an application for ongoing adoption support?

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(1) The
					 application must include a copy of the child's medical and family background
					 report signed by the adoptive parent(s) (DSHS 13-041. It must also include
					 copies of department records or medical or therapist reports that document the
					 child's physical, mental, developmental, cognitive or emotional disability, or
					 risk of any such disability.
(2)
					 The applicant must include a copy of a preplacement report or home study
					 completed by the department, an agency, or an individual approved by the court
					 (see
					 RCW
					  26.33.190(1)).
(3) If the applicant is requesting a monthly
					 cash payment, the applicant and the department must mutually agree to the
					 amount of the payment according to the requirements of WAC
					 388-27-0220.
(4) If the applicant is requesting
					 reimbursement of nonrecurring costs, the applicant must include this request in
					 the application. (See WAC
					 388-27-0380
					 and
					 388-27-0385
					 for the type and amount of expenses the department may reimburse.)
(5) The applicant must furnish a copy of the
					 applicant's most recently filed federal income tax return. If the applicant is
					 not required to file a federal income tax return, the applicant must submit a
					 financial statement with the applicant's adoption support
					 application.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0165, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0165,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0170 - What is the nature and purpose of an adoption support agreement?

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The adoption support agreement is a binding contract
						between the adoptive parent(s) and the department that identifies the terms and
						conditions that both parties must follow.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0170,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0175 - What must be included in an adoption support agreement?

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The adoption support agreement must:
(1) State the amount of any cash payments the
					 department must make to the adoptive parent(s) on behalf of the
					 child;
(2) State that the child is
					 eligible for medical assistance through medicaid;
(3) State that participation in the adoption
					 support program will continue, as long as the child is eligible, regardless of
					 where the adoptive family resides;
(4) State that a change in the adoptive
					 family's circumstances or the child's needs may warrant further renegotiation
					 and adjustment of the payment as mutually agreed to by the adoptive parents and
					 the department;
(5) State the basis
					 for termination or suspension of benefits under the agreement; and
(6) Include information that a youth adopted
					 after age fourteen may have continued eligibility in the college bound
					 scholarship program.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0175, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0175,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0178 - When must the adoption support agreement be signed?

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The adoption support agreement must be signed by all
						parties before the final adoption decree is issued.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0180 - If the adoptive family resides in or moves to another state, how is the child's participation in the adoption support program affected?

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If the adoptive family resides in or moves to another
						state the child's participation in the adoption support program is affected as
						follows:
(1) Washington state remains
					 responsible for any monthly cash payments made to the adoptive parent(s) on
					 behalf of the child or any non-medicaid counseling that has been preauthorized
					 by the adoption support program.
(2) If the child is not eligible for the
					 Title IV-E adoption support program, medical benefits (Title XIX medicaid)
					 remain the responsibility of Washington state until the child becomes eligible
					 for the resident state's Title XIX program.
(3) If the child is eligible for Title IV-E
					 adoption support, medical benefits (Title XIX medicaid benefits) become the
					 responsibility of the resident state.
(4) Medicaid benefits included in Washington
					 state's medicaid plan, but not included in the resident state's plan, remain
					 the responsibility of Washington state and subject to Washington state's plan
					 limits and requirements.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0180,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0185 - When does the adoption support agreement become effective?

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The adoption support agreement takes effect on the day
						the adoption is finalized unless an agreement for earlier implementation of the
						agreement has been agreed to by all parties.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0185,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0190 - When will department-funded foster care and foster day care payments end?

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(1) Foster care
					 payments are paid after the month of service. Adoption support payments are
					 paid prior to the month.
(2) If the
					 adoptive parent(s) receives department-funded foster care and foster care child
					 care for the child to be adopted, the department's social worker assigned to
					 the child will terminate that coverage on the day prior to the date the early
					 implementation adoption support agreement was signed, or the day prior to the
					 finalization of the adoption.
(3)
					 If the adoptive parent is adopting a relative child and has been receiving
					 funding through TANF the adoptive parent must notify the community services
					 office financial services specialist that payment has been initiated through
					 the adoption support program. The adoptive parent may not receive both the TANF
					 grant and adoption support payments for the same month for the same
					 child.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0190, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0190,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0195 - May the adoptive parent(s) change the benefits contained in the adoption support program? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0195, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0195,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0200 - When may the terms of the adoption support agreement be modified?

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The terms of an adoption support agreement may be
						changed or modified only if both the adoptive parent(s) and the department
						agree to the modification. The department will consider a modification
						when:
(1) Requested by the adoptive
					 parent(s);
(2) In the view of the
					 department, it appears that specific circumstances warrant renegotiation and
					 adjustment of monthly cash payment;
(3) The child is placed outside of the
					 adoptive parents' home at department expense; or
(4) The adoptive parent has agreed to an
					 automatic reduction clause in the agreement and the clause states that, based
					 on the anticipated reduction in the needs of the child (for child care for
					 example), the amount will be reduced on a specific date.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0200, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0200,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0205 - Does the adoptive parent need to let the department know if the family's circumstances change?

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The adoptive parent must inform the department's
						adoption support program of circumstances that might affect the child's
						eligibility for adoption assistance benefits, might result in an overpayment or
						missed payment, or might lead to modification of the agreement. Such changes
						include but are not limited to a:
(1)
					 Significant change in the child's condition;
(2) Change in the marital status of the
					 adoptive parent(s);
(3) Change in
					 the legal or physical custody of the child; or
(4) Change in the adoptive family's mailing
					 address.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0205,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0208 - Under what circumstances are benefits under the adoption support agreement suspended?

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(1) The monthly
					 cash payment may be suspended if:
(a) The
					 department cannot establish that the:
(i)
					 Parents are legally responsible for the support of the child; or
(ii) Child is receiving any support from the
					 parents; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part D - Agreement › Section 388-27-0210 - Under what circumstances would the adoption support agreement be terminated?

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The adoption support agreement is terminated according
						to the terms of the agreement or if any one of the following events
						occurs:
(1) The child reaches eighteen
					 years of age, unless:
(a) The child was
					 adopted at age sixteen or older and meets the requirements of an eligible
					 category for the extended foster care program as described in
					 RCW
					  74.13.031(11). In such
					 cases, the department may extend the terms of the adoption support agreement so
					 long as the child continues to fall within an eligible category and the
					 adoptive parent continues to provide ongoing financial support or the youth
					 turns twenty-one, whichever occurs first. Under no circumstances may the
					 department extend the agreement beyond the child's twenty-first
					 birthday.
(b) The child was adopted
					 prior to age sixteen and is attending high school fulltime in a curriculum
					 leading to a high school diploma or is attending an instructional program
					 leading to a GED or high school equivalency certificate (HSEC) and continues to
					 receive financial support from the adoptive parent(s), the department may
					 extend the terms of the adoption support agreement until the child completes
					 high school or achieves a HSEC. Under no circumstances may the department
					 extend the agreement beyond the child's twenty first birthday.
(c) Adoption support benefits will
					 automatically stop on the child's eighteenth birthday unless the parent(s)
					 requests continuation per this rule and have provided documentation of the
					 child's continuation in school or other qualifying program. To prevent
					 disruption in services the parent should contact the adoption support program
					 at least ninety days prior to the child's eighteenth birthday if continued
					 services are to be requested.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0215 - What benefits are available to adoptive parents through the adoption support program?

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The adoption support program provides:
(1) Reimbursement for nonrecurring adoption
					 finalization costs;
(2) Monthly
					 cash payments, as negotiated by the parties;
(3) Payment for counseling services as
					 preauthorized which are not available from the state's medicaid mental health
					 services (see WAC
					 388-27-0255
					 for conditions and terms); and
(4)
					 Medical assistance through the department's medicaid
					 program.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0215, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0215,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0220 - What factors affect the amount of the monthly adoption support payments an adoptive parent receives?

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(1) The
					 amount of the adoption support monthly cash payment is determined through the
					 discussion and negotiation process between the adoptive parents and
					 representatives of the department based upon the needs of the child and the
					 circumstances of the family. The payment that is agreed upon should combine
					 with the parents' resources to cover the ordinary and special needs of the
					 child projected over an extended period of time. Anticipation and discussion of
					 these needs are part of the negotiation of the amount of the adoption
					 assistance payment.
(2) Family
					 circumstances to be considered include:
(a)
					 Size, including the adopted child;
(b) Normal living expenses, including
					 education and childcare expenses;
(c) Exceptional circumstances of any family
					 member;
(d) Income;
(e) Resources and savings plans;
(f) Medical care and hospitalization
					 needs;
(g) Ability to purchase or
					 otherwise obtain medical care; and
(h) Additional miscellaneous expenses related
					 to the adopted child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0230 - How does the department evaluate a request for adoption support monthly cash payments? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109,
						  74.13.031, 2002 c 371 §
						  202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. 04-06-024, § 388-27-0230, filed 2/23/04,
						  effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0230,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0250 - What specific department requirements apply to medical services?

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While an adoption support agreement remains in effect,
						medical assistance for the child is provided through the department's medicaid
						program and the medicaid program requirements apply.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0250,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.