| Requirement |
Parental rights have been terminated and the child cannot and
should not return home. |
| Special Needs Designation |
The child has been designated a special needs child according
to all the appropriate certification criteria. |
| Certification on Form DCF-416 |
The certification of the child as special needs and as
eligible for subsidy will be recommended by the Program Supervisor based on the criteria
for "Special Needs" submitted by the Social Worker and Social Work Supervisor or
the private Connecticut adoption agency staff on the Certification of Special Needs Status
(DCF-416). |
| Program Supervisor Certification |
The Program Supervisor reviews all the written material
submitted by the Social Worker, Social Work Supervisor, or the licensed private
Connecticut child placing agency and, on the basis of this information, certifies the
child as a "special needs" child, eligible for the Subsidized Adoption Program. |
