Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families

TITLE IV-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 3Page 1FederalRegulatory/StatutoryReferences473(e)RequirementSECTION 3. ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTSA. ELIGIBILITY – Applicable Child (Effective October 1, 2009)State/Tribal Regulatory,Statutory, and PolicyReferences andCitations for EachSec. 4 A473(c)(2)1. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, an applicable child is:a. a child for whom an adoption assistance agreement is entered into under section 473during any fiscal year described in 473(e)(1)(B) if the child attained the applicable agepursuant to that paragraph for that fiscal year before the end of that fiscal year; orb. a child of any age on the date on which an adoption assistance agreement is enteredinto on behalf of the child under section 473 if the child has been in foster care under theresponsibility of the State/Tribal agency for at least 60 consecutive months and meets therequirements of paragraph 473(a)(2)(A)(ii); orc. a child of any age on the date on which an adoption assistance agreement is enteredinto on behalf of the child under this section without regard to whether the child isdescribed in 473(e)(2)(A) if the child:i. is a sibling of a child who is an applicable child for the fiscal year underparagraphs 473(e)(1) or (2); andii. is to be placed in the same adoption placement as their sibling who is anapplicable child for the fiscal year; andiii. meets the requirements of 473 (a)(2)(A)(ii).Adoption assistance payments may be made to parents who adopt a child with specialneeds. In the case of a child who is an applicable child for a fiscal year as defined inSec. 4 A (1)