Section R512-43-8 - Regional Adoption Assistance Committee(1) Each region shall establish at least one regional adoption assistance committee.(2) The regional adoption assistance committee shall be comprised of at least five members, and a minimum of three members must be present for making decisions regarding adoption assistance. The committee shall make decisions by consensus.(3) Members of the committee shall include the following:(b) clinical consultant or casework supervisor;(c) regional budget officer or fiscal representative;(d) allied agency representative from agencies such as a community mental health center, private adoption agency, or other agencies within the department;(e) regional administrator or other staff with relevant responsibilities; and(4) Responsibilities of the regional adoption assistance committee include:(a) verification that a child qualifies for adoption assistance;(b) approval for reimbursement of allowable, reasonable non-recurring costs;(c) approval of level of need and amount of monthly subsidy for initial requests, changes, amendments, and renewals;(d) extension of adoption assistance up to age 21 for a qualifying child;(e) renewal of adoption assistance; and (f) documentation of committee decisions.Utah Admin. Code R512-43-8
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-11, effective 5/9/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-2, effective 12/24/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-9, effective 4/8/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-07, effective 3/11/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-03, effective 1/11/2024