| Continuation of Medical Coverage |
Medical coverage, if granted prior to the adoption placement,
continues unless it is determined that the child will no longer need medical coverage. |
| Title XIX Medicaid Program |
The medical subsidy (i.e., Medicaid Program as administered
by the Department of Social Services) provides for payment to the medical vendors who are
participating members in accordance with established fee schedules; including payment
procedures that require prior authorization for certain medical services. The medical
subsidy covers only those medical services approved for inclusion within the Medicaid
Program by the Department of Social Services. |
| Continuation of Medical Benefits |
Any medical benefits being provided prior to the final
approval of the adoption, in accordance with the fee schedule and payment procedures under
the state Medicaid Program, administered by the Department of Social Services, shall
continue as long as the child qualifies as a dependent of the adoptive parents under the
Internal Revenue Code. |
| Exception |
Parents are allowed to receive either a special need or
periodic subsidy in addition to a medical expense subsidy unless either additional subsidy
is granted for the same reasons as the medical expense subsidy. |
