HAR §17-1620-9. Eligibility requirements for state funded adoption assistance

If a child is determined to be ineligible for federally funded adoption assistance, the child may receive state funded adoption assistance when the criteria of section 17-1620-7 is met and the child, at the time of initiation of adoption proceedings, was in the care 1620-14 2946 and custody of the department or a licensed child-placing organization to which the department has transferred custody. [Eff DEC 09 2010] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: HRS §346-14)