Adoption Assistance Program

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The Adoption Assistance Program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides financial and medical support to help families adopt children with special needs from foster care.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal program
adoption subsidy program
administeredBy Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
surface form: Children’s Bureau

United States Department of Health and Human Services
surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
agreementParties adoptive parents
state or tribal child welfare agency
associatedWith foster care system
public child welfare system
beneficiary adoptive parents of eligible children
benefitDuration may extend to age 21 under certain conditions
typically until the child turns 18
benefitType cash assistance
in-kind medical assistance
means-tested social assistance
coordinatedWith Medicaid
surface form: Medicaid program

state adoption programs
costSharedWith U.S. states
eligible tribes
country United States of America
surface form: United States
covers one-time nonrecurring adoption costs up to a state-set maximum
ongoing maintenance costs related to the care of the adopted child
eligibilityCriterion child must be determined unable or unlikely to return home
child must have special needs as defined by state or tribal agency
child must meet applicable Title IV-E requirements for federal reimbursement
fundingMechanism federal-state cost sharing
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
implementedThrough state child welfare agencies
tribal child welfare agencies
intendedOutcome improved well-being of adopted children with special needs
reduced reliance on long-term foster care placements
legalBasis Title IV-E of the Social Security Act
Title XIX of the Social Security Act
policyGoal to decrease the length of time children remain in foster care
to increase the number of adoptions of children with special needs
to support stability of adoptive placements
provides Medicaid coverage for eligible adopted children
medical assistance for eligible adopted children
monthly adoption assistance payments
nonrecurring adoption expense reimbursement
purpose to facilitate adoption of children with special needs from foster care
to promote permanency for children in foster care
to reduce financial barriers to adoption
requires written adoption assistance agreement
targetPopulation children in foster care
children with special needs

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Subject: Adoption Assistance Program
Description of subject: The Adoption Assistance Program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides financial and medical support to help families adopt children with special needs from foster care.

Referenced by (2)

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Administration for Children and Families overseesProgram Adoption Assistance Program
California Department of Social Services administers Adoption Assistance Program
this entity surface form: Adoption Assistance Program in California