Haw. Code R. § 17-1620-4 - Scope of program

(a) The department shall authorize adoption assistance and reimbursement of nonrecurring adoption expenses in accordance with departmental procedures, for State-only funded assistance, when the child and family meet the eligibility requirements specified in sections 17-1620-7 to 17-1620-11, as applicable;

(b) Adoption assistance shall include:

(1) A qualified adoption subsidy to enable the adoption of a child with special needs;

(2) Qualified medical care benefits under the state's Title XIX Medicaid program in the state where the children reside, for children who are eligible for federally funded adoption assistance;

(3) Qualified medical care benefits under the state's Medicaid program for children who are eligible for state funded adoption assistance, including children who cannot be placed with an adoptive parent without medical assistance due to special needs for medical, mental health, or rehabilitative care;

(4) Qualified social services under Title XX of the federal Social Security Act in accordance with the procedures of the state in which the child resides.

(c) Nonrecurring adoption expenses shall include reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses which are directly related to the legal adoption of a child with special needs, which are not incurred in violation of state or federal law, and which have not been or are not eligible to be reimbursed from other sources or other funds. Other expenses means the costs of the adoption incurred by or on behalf of the parents and for which parents carry the ultimate liability for payment and may include the adoption study, including health and psychological examination, supervision of the placement prior to adoption, transportation and reasonable costs or lodging and food for the child and/or the adoptive parents when necessary to complete the placement or adoption process.

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Haw. Code R. § 17-1620-4

[Eff ] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS § 346-14; 45 C.F.R. §§1356.40, 1356.41)