67:14:14:02Eligibility

criteria for child. A child is considered eligible for subsidized adoption under the following circumstances: (1) When the legal authority to place and to consent to the child's adoption is held by the department; (2) If the child was not adopted under a subsidized adoption agreement, the child would need to be supported by public foster care funds administered by the department; (3) When special needs and circumstances of the child result in a limited number of suitable adoptive homes being available necessitating the use of a subsidized adoptive home. The special needs and circumstances include: (a) A child's age, race, or religion; (b) A child with a physical, emotional, neurological, or intellectual disability; (c) A sibling group that needs to be placed together; (d) A child needing extensive ongoing or anticipated medical care or therapy; and (e) When adoption by the foster parents with whom the child is living is the only appropriate plan; or (4) If the child is eligible for supplemental security income disability benefits.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 37 SDR 222, effective June 7, 2011.