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Summary of State Adoption Assistance Programs

October 2012

State	Date Updated	Maximum Basic Rates (per month)			Specialized Rates (age 8)	Nonrecurring Expenses	Subsidized Guardianship	Residential Treatment (not covered thru Medicaid)	Subsidy after age 18?	Tuition Waiver
		Age 2	Age 9	Age 16
AL	May 2012	432	456	468	506 to 1079	1000	No	No	Yes, in some circumstances	No
AK	April 2011	746 – 1590	746 – 1590	746 – 1590	+ 455	2000	Yes, for children age 10 or older	No	No, but resources may be available if child adopted after age 16	No
AZ	April 2009	590	590	652	706-1072	2000	Yes	Possibly. Request special service adoption subsidy.	Yes, in some circumstances	No
AR	March 2008	400	425	475	SSI rate	1500	No	No, though possibly if adoption has not been finalized.	No if state subsidy; In some circumstances if Title IV-E.	No
CA	October 2011	621	708	776	+Special Care Increment (varies by county), regional center clients up to $3006	400	Yes	Yes, 18 month limit.	Yes, in some circumstances	No
CO	July 2011	Varies by county	Varies by county	Varies by county	Yes	800	Yes	Yes, if child placed through county	Yes, in some circumstances	No
CT	May 2011	782	791	859	Up to 1418	750	Kinship only	Yes, subsidy re-negotiated	Financial subsidy ends; medical subsidy to age 21	Yes
DE	January 2009	397	397	511	[unclear]	2000	No	No	Yes, in some circumstances	Not listed
DC	July 2012	945	945	1063	963-1201	2000	Yes	Yes, limited, case by case basis	To 21 if adopted after 5/7/2010; case by case if adopted before 5/7/2010.	No
FL	January 2009	343 or 417	352 or 417	412 or 417	Up to 440	1000	No, but has a Relative Caregiver Program with subsidy.	Yes, subsidy may be re-negotiated	Subsidy ends at 18; if adopted at 16 or 17 Medicaid eligible until 21	Yes, for FL public schools
GA	October 2010	441	463	486	Yes;	1500	No	Through Mental Health, dependent on fund availability	Yes, in some circumstances	No
HI	September 2008	529	529	529	570	2000	Yes	Yes, if insured	Yes, in some circumstances	None listed
ID	September 2008	274	300	431	384 – 514	2000	Yes	No, but may qualify through Children's Mental Health	No	None listed
IL	May 2012	384	410	445	Yes	1500	Yes	No but assists families in finding funding	To 19 if still in high school, to 21 if disabled	By application, 48 scholarships awarded annually
IN	January 2010	512	512	512	512	1500	No, but does have a TANF-funded program for kinship	Only in the case of abuse and neglect by adoptive parents	Yes, in some circumstances	No but part of federal program for children adopted > 16
IA	March 2012	478	497	551	643 – 935, + 1 time payment for 3+ sibling group	500 (+2000 for pre-placement expenses)	No	No, unless child is placed in state's custody	To 21 if disabled and a dependent	No
KS	April 2009	500	500	500	Case by case	2000 for a KS child	Yes	No	May continue if still in high school; to 21 if disabled	No
KY	September 2008	690	690	751	757-1716	1000	Kinship only	Yes, 90 day limit	To 19 or graduation if in high school; to 21 if disabled	Yes
LA	June 2011	330	363	406	+ 258	1000	Kinship only	No	No	No
ME	April 2011	797	797	797	Up to 1821	2000	Yes	Yes, through Division of Children's Behavioral Health	Yes in some circumstances	Yes
MD	September 2011	835	835	850	up to 2000	2000	Yes	Yes through Local Management Boards	Up to 21 if in school or disabled	Yes
MA	September 2012	631	710	752	up to 7.50/hr  for svcs	400	Yes	Yes, through DCF office	Up to 21 if in school or disabled	Yes, until 25
MI	July 2007	444	444	547	626 to 990	2000	No	Yes, thru Medical Subsidy program	May extend to 21 if in school	Yes
MN	November 2009	247	277	337	+ 150  to 500	2000	Kinship only	Yes, at county discretion	May extend to 21 if in school or disabled	No
MS	July 2010	325	355	400	Up to 900	1000	no	no	May extend to 21 if disabled	No
MO	October 2010	232	283	313	671	2000	kinship only	yes, thru Special Serv Program	May extend to 21 if disabled	No
MT	October 2012	527	527	627	766	2000	yes	no	May extend to 21 if disabled	No
NE	August 2012				Determined by FCPay Checklist	1500	yes	No	Until age 19 if dependent, employed, in secondary ed or disabled.	No
NV	April 2008	683	683	773	plus 30  to 500	250	kinship only (age 62+)	Possibly through NV Child and Adolescent Services	No. Encouraged to apply for SSI if eligible	No
NH	October 2012	480	520	619	No	2000	No	No. Can access through Educ Dept or filing abuse/neglect, CHINS or delinquency petition	None	Yes
NJ	April 2007	716	793	817	843 to 1494	2000	Yes	Through Div of Child Behavioral Health; costs may be excused if needs determined to be birth family history related	May continue to 21 if enrolled in secondary ed.	Yes
NM	July 2008	483	516	542	695	2000	No	Yes	Until 21 if medically fragile	Not specified
NY	June 2008	497 Metro; 453 Upstate	586 Metro; 545 Upstate	678 Metro; 631 Upstate	1103 to 1672	2000	No	Parents may or may not be charged for services.	Up to 21 in some circumstances	No
NC	July 2012	475	581	634	800 to 1600	2000	No	Up to $2400/year may be covered	No	No
ND	June 2010	619	709	778	+ 50 to 150 to unspecified	2000	Yes	No	May go to 21 if enrolled in secondary ed. or disabled.	Not specified
OH	August 2009	240	240	240	Yes	1000	No	Yes, thru PASSS program	Until 21 if disabled	Not specified
OK	May 2011	310	364	418	+ 50 to 400	1200/2000	Kinship only, limited	No	Until 21 if in school or disabled	In some circumstances
OR	January 2012	575	655	741	+ 212 to 850	1500	Kinship only but inclusive definition	Yes if arranged through Mental Health program	Yes in some circumstances	No
PA	November 2007	Varies by county	Varies by county	Varies by county	Varies	2000	Yes	No	No	No
RI	September 2012	436	414	479	Case by case	400	Yes	DCYF may assume costs	Possibly until 21 if disabled	Yes
SC	May 2012	332	359	425	Case by case	1500	No	Possibly through regional office	May continue to 21 if in school or disabled	No
SD	November 2007	450	450	541	No	1500	Yes	Case by case, time-limited (initially 3-6 months)	May continue until high school graduation	Not specified
TN	July 2008	685	685	805	754	1500	Yes	Yes, thru TennCare	Until 21 if in school; with IV-I until 21 if disabled	No
TX	September 2012	400	400	400	545	1200	Permanency Care Assistance for kinship	Yes, but limited, short term	Until 21 in some circumstances	Yes
UT	January 2009	up to 858	up to 858	up to 858	Yes	2000	Yes but some regions not funding	No. Parents use subsidy to cover costs not covered by Medicaid	May continue to 22 if disabled	No
VT	July 2010	426	472	524	532 to 624	2000	Yes, kinship only	Yes through community mental health	Until 21 if disabled, may continue beyond 18 if still in high school	No
VA	July 2012	448	525	666	Yes, based on local rates	2000	(Planned for Oct 2012)	Yes, thru Special Serv Payment (new requirements exist since this posting)	Until 21 if disabled	Yes
WA	January 2012	381	451	518	611 to 1173	1500	Yes for kinship through Relative Guardianship Assistance Program	May be available thru a DSHS program	May continue to 21 if still in high school	No
WV	November 2010	600	600	600	764	1000	Yes	If child is placed in temporary DHHR custody	May continue to 21 if in school or disabled	For children adopted at age 16+
WI	July 2008	349	381	452	Up to 2000	2000	Pilot in 1 county	Yes	Up to 19 if high school student; up to 21 if in HS or disabled	No
WY	June 2006	399	399	399	No	2000	Yes	Yes but child must be declared "in need of supervision" or a delinquency petition or an abuse and neglect petition must be filed	No, unless disabled	No but a scholarship is available to all WY HS grads who attend a WY college
Note: Some states reported their rates in per diem and weekly amounts. For comparison, NACAC displays all state data in monthly rates. Rates are rounded to the near Note: Some states reported their rates in per diem and weekly amounts. For comparison, NACAC displays all state data in monthly rates. Rates are rounded to the nearest dollar.