R512-43-8. Regional Adoption Assistance Committee

(1) Each region shall establish at least one regional adoption assistance committee. (2) The regional adoption assistance committee shall be comprised of at least five members, and a minimum of three members must be present for making decisions regarding adoption assistance. The committee shall make decisions by consensus. (3) Members of the committee shall include the following: (a) a chair; (b) a clinical consultant or casework supervisor; (c) a regional budget officer or fiscal representative; (d) an allied agency representative from agencies such as a community mental health center, private adoption agency, or other agencies within the department; (e) a regional administrator or other staff with relevant responsibilities; (f) an adoptive parent; and (g) a foster parent. (4) Responsibilities of the regional adoption assistance committee include: (a) verification that a child qualifies for adoption assistance; (b) approval for reimbursement of allowable, reasonable non-recurring costs; (c) approval of level of need and amount of monthly subsidy for initial requests, changes, amendments, and renewals; (d) extension of adoption assistance up to age 21 for a qualifying child; (e) renewal of adoption assistance; and (f) documentation of committee decisions.