Administrate Review For Adoption Assistance

Adoptive parents have twenty-eight (28) days from the date of the department’s notification of Title IV-E adoption assistance eligibility determination or change in adoption assistance benefits to request an administrative review. Notification will be made by mail of their right to appeal and procedures for filing an appeal. (7-1-25) 01. Request for Reconsideration. Adoptive parents who were not informed of adoption assistance benefits prior to the finalization of their child’s adoption may submit an application to the department prior to the eighteenth birthday of the adopted child. (7-1-25) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.06.01 Department of Health and Welfare Child and Family Services Section 921 Page 45 a. Eligibility is determined based on the eligibility factors for a special needs child that were in effect at the time of the child’s adoption. (7-1-25) b. If the eligibility determination finds a child was eligible for benefits at that time of the child’s adoption, and an agreement was not signed prior to the finalization, the department is required to deny benefits to the child, since no contract was in effect at the time of the adoption finalization. (7-1-25) c. The adoptive parent(s) may request an administrative hearing for Title IV-E adoption assistance eligibility determination. (7-1-25) i. The determinations to be made at and administrative review hearing is whether extenuating circumstances exist or whether the family was wrongly denied eligibility, or both. (7-1-25) ii. A favorable ruling from a fair hearing officer is required for the department to change Title IV-E eligibility and provide adoption assistance based on extenuating circumstances. (7-1-25)