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

TITLE IV-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 3Page 3FederalRegulatory/StatutoryReferences473(a)(1)(A)473(a)(2)(A)(ii)473(a)(2)(C)(ii)Requirement3. in the case of a child who is an applicable child for the fiscal year as defined in473(e), adoption assistance payments may be made if the child has been determinedby the State/Tribe pursuant to section 473© to be a child with special needs and:a. the time of initiation of adoption proceedings the child was in the care of a publicor licensed private child placement agency or Tribal agency pursuant to -i. an involuntary removal of the child from the home in accordance with ajudicial determination to the effect that the continuation in the home would becontrary to the welfare of the child: orii. a voluntary placement agreement or voluntary relinquishment: orb. meets all medical or disability requirements of Title XVI with respect toeligibility for supplemental security income benefits; orc. was residing in a foster family home or child care institution with the child’sminor parent, and the child’s minor parent was in such foster family home or childcare institution pursuant to -i. an involuntary removal of the child from the home in accordance with ajudicial determination to the effect that the continuation in the home wouldbe contrary to the welfare of the child: orii. a voluntary placement agreement or voluntary relinquishment; andd. has been determined by the State/Tribal pursuant to section 473(c)(2) to be a childwith special needs.4. In the case of a child who is an applicable child for the fiscal year as defined in473(e), the child will be treated as meeting the requirements to receive adoptionassistance payments if the child:State/Tribal Regulatory,Statutory, and PolicyReferences andCitations for EachSec. 4 A (3)Sec. 4 (A) (4)