1. (1)(a) Sections 80-2-806 and 80-2-807 authorize the state to provide adoption assistance and supplemental adoption assistance; and

   1. (b) Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Program, 42 U.S.C. 673, authorizes federal adoption assistance.
2. (2) Section 80-2-302 authorizes this rule.
3. (3) The adoption assistance program aids an adoptive family in establishing and maintaining a permanent adoptive living arrangement for a child who qualifies for the program under state or federal law.

KEY: adoption, child welfare, foster care

Date of Last Change: June 11, 2025

Notice of Continuation: July 28, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 80-2-301; 80-2-302; 80-2-801; 80-2-806; 80-2-807