To begin the process to modify or renegotiate a child's
adoption subsidy agreement, parents need to arrange a meeting with the worker or the adoption agency that completed the child's adoption.
Families can negotiate to have these services included in
the Adoption Subsidy Agreement whenever the needs of the child or the family's circumstances change by contacting their local DHS area office.
Adoption assistance payments and benefits may begin in Iowa once an application for adoption assistance has been approved, and a valid
adoption subsidy agreement is in place.
Not exact matches
In BLH v. SCDSS issued today, the Court of Appeals overturned a trial court order granting class certification in an action stemming from alleged breaches of
adoption assistance
subsidy agreements.
Interstate Compact on
Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) An agreement between member States that governs the interstate delivery of and payment for medical services and adoption assistance payments / subsidies for adopted children with specia
Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) An
agreement between member States that governs the interstate delivery of and payment for medical services and
adoption assistance payments / subsidies for adopted children with specia
adoption assistance payments /
subsidies for adopted children with special needs.
8 - 141 - Definitions; exception 8 - 142 -
Adoption subsidy program; funding; claims; limitation 8 - 142.01 - Adoption subsidy program; hospital reimbursement 8 - 143 - Eligibility; limitation 8 - 144 - Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality 8 - 145 -
subsidy program; funding; claims; limitation 8 - 142.01 -
Adoption subsidy program; hospital reimbursement 8 - 143 - Eligibility; limitation 8 - 144 - Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality 8 - 145 -
subsidy program; hospital reimbursement 8 - 143 - Eligibility; limitation 8 - 144 -
Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality 8 - 145 -
Subsidy agreement; duration; amount; periodic review; confidentiality 8 - 145 - Appeals
Special Services
Subsidy benefits may provide for extraordinary, infrequent or uncommon needs related to the preexisting special needs conditions noted in the original
adoption assistance
agreement which can not be met by Medicaid coverage or other public or private resources.
The need for such services must be identified in the initial
adoption assistance
agreement and the services received under the Medical
Subsidy must relate to the special need for which
adoption assistance was originally granted.
When a child is eligible for
adoption assistance but assistance is not immediately needed by the child or family or when the child is at risk of being determined a child with special needs and assistance may be needed in the future, an
Agreement to Future
Subsidy (Form 470-0762) can be completed and retained by the Department of Human Services (DHS) for future reference.
The adoptive family should also keep a copy of the
Agreement to Future
Subsidy, Form 470-0762, and a copy of the
adoption petition and decree.
To request a change in an
adoption assistance agreement, a written request must be submitted to the adoption services unit, Adoption Subsidy Coordinator, with documentation attached that supports the request for
adoption assistance
agreement, a written request must be submitted to the
adoption services unit, Adoption Subsidy Coordinator, with documentation attached that supports the request for
adoption services unit,
Adoption Subsidy Coordinator, with documentation attached that supports the request for
Adoption Subsidy Coordinator, with documentation attached that supports the request for change.