13 CSR 35-38.040 - Provision of Adoption Services
(1) The Children's Division shall accept home
assessments from families having an approved adoptive family assessment
completed by the division, or other licensed child-placing agencies;
registration of children designated as available for adoptive placement; and
will cooperate with other state, regional, and national exchanges in the
registration of children with special needs.
(2) The Children's Division shall provide
subsidized adoption services to children who are considered to have special
needs and who have no other financial resources or limited financial
resources.
(3) In order for a child
to be determined eligible for subsidized adoption services, he/she shall meet
one (1) or more of the following conditions:
(A) Physical Handicap. Any physical
abnormality or condition, whether congenital or not, which requires or is
likely to require treatment or the purchase of special equipment or
services;
(B) Intellectual
Impairment. Mental development below an IQ of eighty (80) or other intellectual
dysfunction as documented by psychological testing;
(C) Racial or Ethnic Minority. The child's
ancestry is not Caucasian; and
(D)
Other Conditions.
1. Age. The child is five
(5) years old or older and has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years or
twenty-one (21) years if the child's condition requires extraordinary treatment
or rehabilitative services.
2.
Member of a sibling group. Two (2) or more children who are siblings and are
being placed with the same family.
3. Developmental disability. Any documented
physical or mental condition not otherwise listed which prevents the child from
functioning at the normal level for his/her age.
4. A mental or emotional disturbance. A
diagnosed and documented condition which impairs the child's mental
functioning, including learning dysfunctions.
5. Social maladjustment. A severe behavioral
condition or inadequate social development which interferes with the child's
ability to form satisfactory relationships with others.
(4) In order for a family to be
eligible for subsidy, they shall be approved for adoptive placement by the
Missouri Children's Division, a licensed or approved child-placing agency; or
for a family residing outside Missouri, a governmental child-placing agency or
a licensed or approved child-placing agency in that state; and shall cooperate
in providing information for the division to reach an agreement with the family
regarding the amount of services, length of time of services, and the types of
services for which the division will make a subsidy payment; and shall sign an
agreement specifying the terms of the adoption subsidy.
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