(A)

1. (1) Notwithstanding section 3107.01 of the Revised Code, as used in this section, "agency" does not include a public children services agency.

2. (2) As used in this section, "living expenses" means any of the following expenses incurred by a birth mother:

   1. (a) Rental or mortgage payments;
   2. (b) Utility payments;
   3. (c) Payments for products or services required for the birth mother's or minor's sustenance or safety including, but not limited to, food, household goods, personal care items, and the costs of transportation to work or school.

(C) No petitioner, person acting on a petitioner's behalf, or agency or attorney shall make or agree to make any disbursements in connection with the minor's permanent surrender, placement, or adoption other than for the following:

1. (1) Physician expenses incurred on behalf of the birth mother or minor in connection with prenatal care, delivery, and confinement prior to or following the minor's birth;
2. (2) Hospital or other medical facility expenses incurred on behalf of the birth mother or minor in connection with the minor's birth;
3. (3) Expenses charged by the attorney arranging the adoption for providing legal services in connection with the placement and adoption, including expenses incurred by the attorney pursuant to sections 3107.031, 3107.032, 3107.081, 3107.082, 3107.09, 3107.101, and 3107.12 of the Revised Code;
4. (4) Expenses charged by the agency arranging the adoption for providing services in connection with the permanent surrender and adoption, including the agency's application fee and the expenses incurred by the agency pursuant to sections 3107.031, 3107.032, 3107.09, 3107.101, 3107.12, 5103.151, and 5103.152 of the Revised Code;
5. (5) Temporary costs of routine maintenance and medical care for a minor required under section 5103.16 of the Revised Code if the person seeking to adopt the minor refuses to accept placement of the minor;
6. (6) Guardian ad litem fees incurred on behalf of the minor in any court proceedings;
7. (7) Foster care expenses incurred in connection with any temporary care and maintenance of the minor;
8. (8) Court expenses incurred in connection with the minor's permanent surrender, placement, and adoption;
9. (9) Living expenses not exceeding three thousand dollars for the birth mother that are incurred during pregnancy through the sixtieth day after the date the minor is born and paid by the petitioner to the birth mother through the attorney or agency arranging the minor's adoption.