Authority: IC 31-19-26.5-12; IC 31-25-2-18

Affected: IC 5-9-4-1; IC 31-9-2-17.8; IC 31-19-26.5; IC 31-25-2-7

Sec. 28. (a) All adoptive parents who have entered into adoption assistance agreements with the department shall notify the department in writing, within ten (10) days of the occurrence, of any event that is a change in the circumstances of the adoptive child or family that could affect either continuing eligibility or the amount of periodic payments as provided in the agreement.

(b) In the event the adoptive parent is unavailable or otherwise fails to provide the notice required under this section, a person acting on behalf of the adoptive parent may submit to the department the required notice of a reportable event.

(c) A reportable event includes, but is not limited to:

1. (1) an adoptive parent moves to a new residence;

2. (2) the adoptive child:

   1. (A) moves out of the home of the adoptive parent;
   2. (B) is placed outside the adoptive parent's home in another home or residential facility;
   3. (C) is married;
   4. (D) is no longer attending school;
   5. (E) receives notice of a call to active duty in the United States armed services or the national guard, as specified in IC 5-9-4-1(a)(2); or
   6. (F) has new health insurance coverage;
3. (3) the adoptive parent is no longer legally responsible for care, supervision, or support of the child;
4. (4) another person or agency is supporting the adoptive child in whole or in part;
5. (5) the adoptive child or an adoptive parent dies; or

6. (6) if the adoption decree was entered after the adoptive child's sixteenth birthday, and periodic payments are being made after the adoptive child's eighteenth birthday, the adoptive child is:

   1. (A) not employed for at least eighty (80) hours per month;
   2. (B) not attending school or a vocational or educational certification or degree program;
   3. (C) not participating in a program or activity designed to promote or remove barriers to employment; or
   4. (D) no longer incapable of performing any of the activities in clauses (A) through (C) due to a documented medical condition.

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 4-1-28; filed Dec 14, 2016, 12:05 p.m.: 20170111-IR-465160216FRA; readopted filed Apr 8, 2022, 2:22 p.m.: 20220504-IR-465220018RFA)