Title 31, FAMILY LAW AND JUVENILE LAW

Sec. 11. (a) Subject to sections 3 and 10.5 of this chapter, the department shall give priority to payments required by court orders for county adoption subsidies entered under IC 31-19-26 (before its repeal). (b) The provisions of this chapter applicable to continuation, modific…

Sec. 12. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, as needed, to carry out this chapter. The rules must include at least the following subjects: (1) The application and determination process for subsidies or other assistance provided under this chapter. (2) The standards …

Sec. 13. This chapter does not affect: (1) the legal status of an adoptive child; (2) the rights and responsibilities of the adoptive parents as provided by law; or (3) the eligibility of an adoptive child or adoptive parents for adoption assistance under Title IV-E of the Social…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "child with special needs" means a child who: (1) is a hard to place child; and (2) meets the requirements of a special needs child, as specified in 42 U.S.C. 673(c) and the rules of the department applicable to those requirements. As added by P.L…

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to section 4 of this chapter, the department shall make payments of adoption subsidy under this chapter for the benefit of a child with special needs if the department has: (1) either: (A) entered into a written agreement under section 10.5 of this chapter wit…

Sec. 4. If the department determines that sufficient funds are not or will not be available in the adoption assistance account established under this chapter to make adoption subsidy payments to adoptive parents of all children who may be eligible for a subsidy payable under this…

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the amount of adoption subsidy payments under this chapter may not exceed the amount that would be payable by the department for the monthly cost of care of the adopted child in a foster family home at the time the adoption subsidy agreement…

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the adoption subsidy payments determined under section 3 of this chapter, the department may make additional payments for medical or psychological care or treatment of the adoptive child if all the following conditions exist: (1) The child is a child wi…

Sec. 7. An adoptive child who is: (1) a child with special needs based on a medical, a physical, a mental, or an emotional condition that existed before the filing of the adoption petition; and (2) the beneficiary of an agreement for adoption subsidy under this chapter; is eligib…

Sec. 8. (a) As a condition for continuation of subsidy payments under the agreement, the department may require the adoptive parents to submit a verified report, annually or at a time or times specified in the agreement or by rule, stating: (1) the location of the parents; (2) th…

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in this section, the term of any adoption subsidy agreement under this chapter, including any extension of the original term, ends when any of the following events occurs: (1) The child becomes eighteen (18) years of age. (2) The child becomes emanc…