1. (1) Financial AA may be provided up to a maximum of 12 consecutive months from the date of adoptive placement.
2. (2) Payment of financial assistance for part of a month counts as a whole month when calculating the 12 month time limit.
3. (3) No extensions or exceptions to the time limit will be allowed.
4. (4) A birth parent who is determined eligible for AA and becomes ineligible during the 12 month payment period may reestablish eligibility up to the twelfth month if the parent reapplies during the 12 month period.
5. (5) Months during which no payment of financial assistance was made due to ineligibility or disqualification count toward the 12 month time limit.

6. (6)(i) There is no limit to the number of times a parent may apply for or be found eligible for AA, however months during which a client receives AA before adoptive placement count toward the 36 month time limit for FEP and FEPTP found in Section R986-200-217.

   1. (ii) Months when a parent receives AA after adoptive placement count toward the 36 month time limit if the parent is otherwise eligible to receive FEP or FEPTP because there are eligible children in the home.

KEY: adoption assistance

Date of Last Change: September 27, 2022

Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-114