<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:14:14:05 Amount of subsidy.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:14:05"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:14:05 Amount of subsidy."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:14:14:05.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount of subsidy.</b> The amount of the maintenance, medical, or special subsidy </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> be flexible according to the needs and circumstances of both the adoptive family and the child. The family's income, resources, and obligations </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> be considered in determining the amount of the subsidy. No subsidy </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>may</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> be authorized for, or paid to, an adoptive family eligible for benefits under the family's medical insurance; supplemental security income; Title XIX funds for the child of a </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>TANF</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> family; vocational rehabilitation funds; public health program funds such as </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>children and youth with special health care needs (CSHCN)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, old</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>age survivors insurance or veterans administration grants from either the biological or adoptive parents; or funds for the child from any other source. A maintenance subsidy </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>may</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> not exceed the basic foster care rate. A medical subsidy </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> follow the medical services program of the department.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A child may qualify for a subsidy at a rate higher than the current basic foster care rate if:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The child has a medical condition that is determined to be lifelong and requiring</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>specialized care;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The child has a disability requiring ongoing specialized treatment or mental health</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>treatment and a higher level of supervision in the home;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The child has experienced a prior dissolved adoption; or</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The child resides in an institution, and financial incentive is the only means </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>securing an</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>adoptive family.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These determinations are made by the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>d</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>epartment on a case by case basis. The </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>d</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>epartment</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>shall maintain written documentation on the child's circumstances </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>that</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> support the</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>determination.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> SL 1975, ch 16, &#167;&nbsp;1; 3 SDR 85, effective June 21, 1977; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; 47 SDR 24, effective September 10, 2020</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-1-64">28-1-64.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-1-64">28-1-64.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cross-Reference:</b> Medical services, art 67:16.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>