40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.850 - How do I get reimbursement of nonrecurring expenses?
(a) We must receive
your signed adoption assistance agreement before you finalize the adoption.
After you finalize the adoption, you can get reimbursement from us for your
nonrecurring expenses. These expenses are defined as reasonable and necessary
adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and "other expenses" that are
directly related to the legal adoption of your child.
(b) Other expenses include the costs of
adoption incurred by you or by someone else who you must reimburse. Examples of
these expenses, when necessary to complete the adoption process, include the
adoption home study, health and psychological examinations, supervision of the
adoptive placement, transportation and reasonable costs of lodging and food for
you or your child.
(c) We must
receive your claim for reimbursement no later than 18 months after the adoption
is finalized. A claim for reimbursement received later than 18 months after the
adoption is finalized may be referred to the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts for processing as a miscellaneous claim. If your right to
reimbursement is authorized by a DFPS hearing order after the adoption is
final, we must receive your claim as soon as possible.
(d) You must submit your receipts or other
proof of payment, such as cancelled checks, and a certified copy of the Decree
of Adoption. You are reimbursed only for expenses actually incurred that are
not reimbursable by a third party. For adoption assistance agreements signed
prior to August 1, 2012, the maximum amount that you can receive as
reimbursement for nonrecurring expenses is $1500 per child. For adoption
assistance agreements signed on or after August 1, 2012, the maximum amount
that you can receive as reimbursement for nonrecurring expenses is $1200 per
child.
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