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.
Not exact matches
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 spec
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 spec
assistance payments /
subsidies for adopted children with special needs.
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.
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 change.
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.
It is known as a «dormant
subsidy» or Medicaid only
agreement in which no monetary
assistance is immediately given but Medicaid can be received if the parents choose.