The Department has the right to approve or deny
the request by the adoptive parent to increase the adoption assistance payment.
Even with a zero payment, Medicaid is provided to the eligible child and adoption assistance agreements are made with the understanding that dollar amounts can be negotiated upon
request by the adoptive parents.
Not exact matches
It's not often that you see
requests from
adoptive parents concerning birth mothers, since technically we make the choice, but I saw this as a testament to their openness: they wanted a birth mother who lived close
by so that she could be actively involved in her child's life.
Denial of a
request for a change in payment level due to a change in an
adoptive parent's circumstances at the time of renewal of an adoption assistance agreement as described
by 922 KAR 1:050, Approval of Adoption Assistance.
If someone else makes a written
request for the
adoptive parent, it must include a written statement, signed
by the
parent, informing DHS that the person named is the family's representative.
Adoptive parents have the right to
request a fair hearing when a decision or lack of a decision
by the Office of Children and Family Services or local department of social services affects their child's adoption assistance benefits.
Denial of an application for assistance or of a
request for the continuation of adoption assistance may be appealed
by the
adoptive parent (s) or
by the agency submitting the application
by requesting an administrative review of the case and the decision.
Adoptive parents will receive a written decision in the mail, issued
by the administrative appeals office, within ninety days of the hearing
request.
Adoptive parents who are in disagreement with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Child Welfare (CW) decision relative to their adoption assistance application
request, or who feel that their civil rights were violated in the process, may appeal the agency's decision
by requesting a fair hearing.
If someone makes a written
request on behalf of the
adoptive parents, there must be a written statement, signed
by the
adoptive parent (s) authorizing this person to be their representative.
Adoptive parents who wish to contest any negative or adverse decision must send a written
request for hearing received
by the Office of Fair Hearings within ninety days of the mailing date of the notice of the contested action.
Adoptive parents can
request a change in the adoption assistance agreement at any time
by contacting the Public Children Services Association (PCSA) office that administers the adoption assistance agreement.
Prior to finalization, adoption assistance agreements may be modified at any time in writing if signed
by the
adoptive parents and the Regional Administrator or his / her designee Once finalized, the adoption assistance agreement can be amended
by a
request from the
adoptive parent (s) at any time as long as the
requested service is allowed per rule and procedure and as long as the adopted child qualifies for the particular service.
If
adoptive parent (s) agree to an ongoing daily payment that is less than the maximum daily rate indicated on the (Department of Human Services) DHS - 4113, they may
request a renegotiation of the payment at a later date
by writing to the address below.