N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18 § 421.22

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 421.22 - Apportioning reimbursement

Where more than one authorized agency provides services needed to achieve the adoptive placement of a registered child, the cost thereof shall be apportioned as follows:

(a) Each local social services district shall bear the cost of services provided directly, whether to a child or family, and whether the services result in an adoption or not; and

(b) Adoption services provided by voluntary authorized agencies shall be charged to the district bearing financial responsibility for the child who is adopted as follows:

(1) the cost of evaluating the child's placement needs and preparing the child for adoption shall be charged to the district bearing financial responsibility for that child;

(2) the cost of recruiting, evaluating and training prospective adoptive parents shall be charged to the district bearing financial responsibility for the child who is adopted by these parents;

(3) the cost of placement planning, supervision and post-adoption services shall be charged to the district bearing financial responsibility for the child who is adopted; and

(4) the cost of services which do not result in adoption, including recruitment, home study and training services to prospective parents, as well as of placement planning and supervision, shall be charged to the districts in the same proportion as the cost of such services which do result in adoption.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 421.22

Amended New York State Register December 23, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, eff. 12/23/2015