1. (a) The responsible public agency shall provide the county responsible for payment with information necessary to allow the county to issue AAP payments and authorize the issuance of Medi-Cal cards.

   1. (1) AAP payments shall not begin before the Adoptive Placement Agreement (AD 907) and the Adoption Assistance Program Agreement (AD 4320) are signed.

   2. (2) When the beginning date of payment is known, the agency shall complete and send the following forms to the county:

      1. (A) Payment Instructions for Adoption Assistance Program (AAP 2),
      2. (B) Eligibility Certification - Adoption Assistance Program (AAP 4)

      3. (C) Income and Property Checklist for Federal Eligibility Determination - Adoption Assistance Program (FC 10).

         1. 1. The FC 10 form is to be used only for the purposes of determining AFDC eligibility in the home of removal.

   3. (3) The child's adoptive name shall be used on the AAP 2, AAP 4, and FC 10 and all related correspondence with the county.

      1. (A) The AAP 2 requires the creation of a new county payment case record.

2. (b) Upon receipt of the AAP 2, the county shall issue payments as instructed.

   1. (1) The initial payment shall be delivered to the adoptive parent(s) no later than 20 days after the date the county receives the Payment Instructions - Adoption Assistance Program form (AAP 2) from the agency authorizing payment.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 16118(a), Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 16118 and 16120, Welfare and Institutions Code; and 42 USC 673.

History

1. New section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For history of former Chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.

2. Renumbering of article heading and amendment of section filed 10-31-94 as an emergency; operative 11-1-94 (Register 94, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-1-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-31-94 order including amendment of section transmitted to OAL 2-27-95 and filed 4-10-95 (Register 95, No. 15).

4. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 11-30-2000 as an emergency; operative 12-1-2000 (Register 2001, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-30-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

5. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) refiled 3-30-2001 as an emergency; operative 3-31-2001 (Register 2001, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-30-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-31-2001 order transmitted to OAL 7-27-2001 and filed 9-6-2001 (Register 2001, No. 36).

7. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-10-2011; operative 12-10-2011 (Register 2011, No. 45).