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...(A) AA monthly payments shall begin when there is a mutually agreed upon AA agreement and all of the following have been completed: (1) The responsible public children services agency (PCSA) determines that the child meets all of the eligibility requirements for AA as defined in rule 5101:2-49-02 of the Administrative Code. (2) The child is placed for adoption. (3) The JFS 01453 "Title ...

...(A) AA monthly payments is to begin when there is a mutually agreed upon AA agreement and all of the following have been completed: (1) The responsible public children services agency (PCSA) determines that the child meets all of the eligibility requirements for AA as defined in rule 5101:2-49-02 of the Administrative Code. (2) The child is placed for adoption. (3) The JFS 01453 "Title ...

...(A) The adoptive parent(s) of a child with special needs may apply for AA after the adoption is finalized if the JFS 01451 "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Application" (rev. 12/2015) was not completed prior to the finalization of adoption, and the JFS 01453 "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Agreement (rev. 7/2019) was not executed prior to the finalization of adoption because of one of the follo...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) responsible for the AA agreement shall provide the adoptive parent(s) with the JFS 01451-B "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance annual assurance of legal responsibility, school attendance and eligibility for continued medicaid coverage" (rev. 12/2015) annually or whenever there is a significant change in the family situation. (B) For a child who has attai...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) responsible for the AA agreement is to provide the adoptive parent(s) with the JFS 01451-B "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance annual assurance of legal responsibility, school attendance and eligibility for continued medicaid coverage" annually from the effective date of the agreement or whenever there is a significant change in the family situation. (B)...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) that entered into the AA agreement after February 14, 2018, may suspend the AA payment when all of the following are met: (1) The PCSA cannot establish contact with the adoptive parent(s) to determine if the adoptive parent(s) are legally responsible for the support of the child. (2) The PCSA can document concerted efforts that were made to contact ...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) that entered into the AA agreement after February 14, 2018, may suspend the AA payment when all of the following are met: (1) The PCSA is unable to establish contact with the adoptive parent(s) to determine if the adoptive parent(s) are legally responsible for the support of the child. (2) The PCSA can document concerted efforts that were made to co...

...(A) Prior to the expiration date of the JFS 01453 "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Agreement," the adoptive parent(s) and the public children services agency (PCSA) may by mutual agreement amend the JFS 01453. The amended agreement is to meet all other requirements of rule 5101:2-49-06 of the Administrative Code. (B) Any request for an amendment to the AA agreement is to contain newly documented s...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) that entered into the agreement shall terminate the AA in any of the following circumstances: (1) At the end of the month of the child's eighteenth birthday; or at the end of the month of the child's twenty-first birthday, if the child meets the criteria as set forth in paragraph (B) of rule 5101:2-49-04 of the Administrative Code. (2) If the c...

...(A) The public children services agency (PCSA) that entered into the agreement is to terminate the AA in any of the following circumstances: (1) At the end of the month of the child's eighteenth birthday; or at the end of the month of the child's twenty-first birthday, if the child meets the criteria as set forth in paragraph (B) of rule 5101:2-49-04 of the Administrative Code. (2) If the c...

...(A) A child eligible for AA, is eligible for Title XIX medicaid coverage beginning with the effective date of the JFS 01453 "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Agreement" (rev. 07/2019). (B) The public children services agency (PCSA) shall inform the adoptive parent(s) that he or she shall notify the PCSA within fifteen calendar days after moving to another county or state. (C) The parent(s) sha...

...(A) A child eligible for AA, is eligible for Title XIX medicaid coverage beginning with the effective date of the JFS 01453 "Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Agreement." (B) The public children services agency (PCSA) is to inform the adoptive parent(s) that he or she is to notify the PCSA within fifteen calendar days after moving to another county or state. (C) The parent(s) is to cooperate with ...

...(A) The following definitions are applicable to this rule and supersede any definition contained in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (1) "Nonrecurring adoption expenses" are reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and in accordance with paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of a child with special needs, as...

...(A) The following definitions are applicable to this rule and supersede any definition contained in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (1) "Nonrecurring adoption expenses" are reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and in accordance with paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of a child with special needs, as...

...(A) A child who is a qualified alien, entering the United States on or after August 22, 1996, and who is placed for adoption shall be required to live in the United States for five years before there is eligibility for AA. Pursuant to section 403(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), a child, who is in one of the following accepted categories, ...

...(A) A child who is a qualified alien, entering the United States on or after August 22, 1996, and who is placed for adoption is to be required to live in the United States for five years before there is eligibility for AA. Pursuant to section 403(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), a child, who is in one of the following accepted categories, ...

...(A) For the purposes of this program, in accordance with section 5101.1414 of the Revised Code, an adopted young adult is defined as a person that: (1) Was adopted at age sixteen or seventeen; (2) Was in the permanent custody of an Ohio public children services agency (PCSA); (3) Attained the age of sixteen before the Title IV-E adoption assistance agreement became effective; and (4) Meets...

...(A) To be eligible for the adoption assistance connections (AAC) to age twenty-one, an adopted young adult is to meet the following requirements: (1) Was adopted at age sixteen or seventeen; (2) Was in the permanent custody of an Ohio public children services agency (PCSA); (3) Attained the age of sixteen before the JFS 01453 "Adoption Assistance (AA) Agreement" became effective; (4) Meets...

...(A) To be eligible for adoption assistance connections to age twenty-one (AAC), an adopted young adult is to meet the following requirements: (1) Was adopted at age sixteen or seventeen; (2) Was in the permanent custody of an Ohio public children services agency (PCSA); (3) Attained the age of sixteen before the JFS 01453 "Adoption Assistance (AA) Agreement" became effective; (4) Meets one...

...(A) Prior to placing a child into another state or territory for an adoptive placement, an Ohio parent, legal guardian, PCPA, or attorney, hereafter referred to as the sending agent, shall receive written approval, as documented on the JFS 01661 "Interstate Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)" (rev. 7/2016) from the Ohio "Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children" (ICPC) office and the...

...(A) Prior to placing a child into another state or territory for an adoptive placement, an Ohio parent, legal guardian, private child placing agency (PCPA), or attorney, hereafter referred to as the sending agent, is to receive written approval, as documented on the JFS 01661 "Interstate Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)" from the Ohio "Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children" (ICPC) o...

...(A) If an Ohio court is planning to place a child in a residential facility in another state or territory, the court shall send the following to the Ohio interstate compact on the placement of children (ICPC) office for each placement resource being requested: (1) One electronic copy of the JFS 01661 "Interstate Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)." (2) One electronic copy containing...

...(A) If an Ohio court is planning to place a child in a residential facility in another state or territory, the court shall send the following to the Ohio interstate compact on the placement of children (ICPC) office for each placement resource being requested: (1) Five hard copies or one electronic copy of the JFS 01661 "Interstate Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)" (rev. 7/2016.) (2) Th...

...(A) If an Ohio court is planning to place a child in a residential facility in another state or territory, the court is to electronically send one copy of the following to the Ohio interstate compact on the placement of children (ICPC) office for each placement resource being requested: (1) The JFS 01661 "Interstate Compact Placement Request (ICPC 100A)." (2) A packet containing the follow...

...(A) "Active efforts" means affirmative, active, thorough, and timely efforts intended primarily to maintain or reunite an Indian child with his or her family. Where an agency is involved in the child custody proceeding, active efforts involve assisting the parent or parents or Indian custodian through the steps of a case plan and with accessing or developing the resources necessary to satisfy the ...