DCF 50.14 History History: CR 18-001: cr. Register August 2018 No. 752, eff. 9-1-18; (3) (c) 3. (title) created under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., correction in (4) (b) (intro.), (c) 3., (f) 1. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2018 No. 752.

DCF 50.15 DCF 50.15 Notification and review requirements.

DCF 50.15(1) (1) Post-agreement and placement.

DCF 50.15(1)(a) (a) Family notification requirements. After the department has signed and approved the adoption assistance agreement and the child has been placed in the home, the adoptive or proposed adoptive parents shall notify the department no later than 30 days after any of the following occur:

DCF 50.15(1)(a)1. 1. The adoptive or proposed adoptive parents’ address changes.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)2. 2. The child is no longer living with the adoptive or proposed adoptive parents.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)3. 3. The child is no longer receiving any support from the adoptive or proposed adoptive parents.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)4. 4. The parental rights of the adoptive parents have been terminated and they are no longer legally responsible for support of the child.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)5. 5. The child is married.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)6. 6. The child enlists in the military.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)7. 7. The death of the child.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)8. 8. The child attains 18 years of age.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)9. 9. The child completes high school after attaining 18 years of age.

DCF 50.15(1)(a)10. 10. The child is determined eligible for adoption assistance under sub. (3) (a) 3. and no longer has an individualized education program under s. 115.787, Stats., in effect.

DCF 50.15 Note Note: Notice may be delivered in person or by mail to the Division of Safety and Permanence, Bureau of Permanence and Out-of-Home Care, 201 W. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916.

DCF 50.15(1)(b) (b) Medical assistance notification requirements. Adoptive or proposed adoptive parents shall comply with notification requirements of the department of health services regarding medical assistance for the child, including a change in health insurance benefits or coverage.

DCF 50.15(1)(c) (c) Verification of individualized education program. The adoptive parents shall provide a copy of the child’s individualized education program under s. 115.787, Stats., before the department may determine that the child is eligible for adoption assistance to continue under sub. (3) (a) 3.

DCF 50.15(2) (2) Department actions.

DCF 50.15(2)(a) (a) Advance notice of termination and potential eligibility after adoptee attains 18 years of age.

DCF 50.15(2)(a)1. 1. Six months before the adoptee attains 18 years of age, the department shall notify the adoptive parents that adoption assistance will terminate when the adoptee turns 18 years old, unless the adoptive parents provide information regarding potential eligibility for the payments to continue under sub. (3).

DCF 50.15(2)(a)2. 2. The department shall determine an adoptee’s eligibility under sub. (3) if the adoptive parents provide all required information.

DCF 50.15(2)(b) (b) Termination. The department shall terminate adoption assistance for a reason specified in sub. (1) (a) 3. to 10. or if the adoptive parents submit a written request for termination of the adoption assistance agreement, unless the department suspends monthly adoption assistance payments under par. (c) or the adoptee is 18 years of age or over and is eligible under sub. (3).

DCF 50.15(2)(c) (c) Suspension. The department may suspend monthly adoption assistance payments if the adoptee is temporarily not being supported by the adoptive parents.

DCF 50.15(3) (3) Adoption assistance eligibility after adoptee attains 18 years of age.

DCF 50.15(3)(a) (a) Parents of an adoptee who is 18 years of age or older may continue to receive monthly adoption assistance payments if no change specified in sub. (1) (a) 3. to 10. affecting eligibility has occurred and any of the following conditions is met:

DCF 50.15(3)(a)1. 1. The adoptee is under 19 years of age, is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent, and is reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching 19 years of age.

DCF 50.15(3)(a)2. 2. The adoptee is under 21 years of age and all of the following conditions are met:

DCF 50.15(3)(a)2.a. a. The adoptee is a full-time student at a secondary school or its vocational or technical equivalent.

DCF 50.15(3)(a)2.b. b. The department determines that the adoptee has a mental or physical disability that warrants the continuation of adoption assistance.