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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 571

SUBSIDIZED ADOPTION AND THE [[SOCIAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION]] LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
BEFORE THE FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION IS ISSUED. HOWEVER,
WITH RESPECT TO A CHILD WITH A CONDITION WHICH EXISTED
BEFORE ADOPTION BUT NOT DETECTED UNTIL AFTER ADOPTION,
THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONCLUDED PROMPTLY AFTER APPROVAL
OF THE APPLICATION FOR A SUBSIDY BY THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

(B)    ADOPTION SUBSIDIES IN INDIVIDUAL CASES KAY
COMMENCE EITHER WITH THE ADOPTION PLACEMENT OR AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME AFTER THE ADOPTION DECREE.

(C)    THE SUBSIDY WILL VARY WITH THE NEEDS OF THE
CHILD DUE TO HIS SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AS WELL AS THE
AVAILABILITY OF OTHER RESOURCES TO MEET THE CHILD'S
NEEDS. THE SUBSIDY [[MAY]] SHALL BE [[ [[ ]]FOR SPECIAL
SERVICES, MEDICAL CARE AND ASSISTANCE AND FOR MONEY
PAYMENTS[[ ]] ]] [[IN THE FORM OF MONTHLY CASH PAYMENTS,
LIMITED CASH PAYMENTS TO MEET A SPECIAL NEED OF THE CHILD
NOT AVAILABLE TO HIM UNDER THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OR ANY

OTHER STATE PROGRAM, AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 43 OF THIS CODE]], AND
EITHER FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OR FOR A LONG TERM. THE
SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATION MAY PROVIDE FOR THE COST OF

NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A CONTRACT

WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE. THE
AMOUNT OF THE LIMITED OR LONG-TERM SUBSIDY MAY NOT
EXCEED:

(1)    THE ALLOWABLE AMOUNT FOR A CHILD UNDER
FOSTER FAMILY CARE; OR

(2)    IN THE CASE OF A SPECIAL SERVICE, THE
REASONABLE FEE FOR THE SERVICE RENDERED.

[[ (D) IN THE CASE OF SUBSIDIES THAT CONTINUE FOR
MORE THAN ONE YEAR, THERE SHALL BE A WRITTEN ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION, ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE [[SOCIAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION]] LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES THAT
THE CHILD REMAINS UNDER THE CARE OF THE ADOPTIVE HOME.

(E) THE SUBSIDY SHALL CONTINUE AS LONG AS THE
NEEDS OF THE CHILD EXIST[[. THE CHILD IS THE LEGAL
DEPENDENT OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENT]] UNLESS DISCONTINUATION
OR ALTERATION IS REQUESTED BY THE PARENT.]]

(D) ALL SUBSIDIES, WHETHER FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OR

A LONG TERM, WHICH ARE NOT TERMINATED BY PLAN IN THE

FIRST YEAR AFTER LEGAL CONSUMMATION OF THE ADOPTION, ARE
SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REAPPLICATION, REEVALUATION, AND
REAPPROVAL BY THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

THE SUBSIDY AGREEMENT SHALL INCLUDE NOTICE OF THIS

REQUIREMENT.

[[(F)]] (E) IF THE ADOPTING FAMILY MOVES FROM THIS
JURISDICTION, THE CHILD, IF OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE, SHALL