Section 25.23.210 - Amount and duration of subsidy payments(a) The department may adopt regulations to set the amount and length of time that a subsidy for a hard-to-place child may be granted.(b) A subsidy granted by the department under this section may be (1) paid for a specified length of time not to extend after the child's 18th birthday; and(2) a deferred subsidy; in this paragraph, "deferred subsidy" means that no monetary reimbursement is paid to a family but other benefits are paid for the child.(c) A subsidy granted under this section may not(1) exceed the existing rate for foster care; or(2) be changed without the written request or consent of the person caring for the child.(d) The department shall review whether the amount of a subsidy granted for a child is appropriate on request of the person caring for the child.(e) Subsidies shall be paid from the same public funds and in the same manner as foster care payments.