| (a) Eligibility for postadoption residential treatment
services is subject to the availability of funding and limited to
a maximum period of 12 months.
(b) The Assistant Commissioner of Child Protective
Services or the Assistant Commissioner's designee may extend a child's
eligibility only if funds are available and:
(1) an extension will permit the child to complete
the academic year without disruption within the next 90 days;
(2) an appropriate alternative placement will be available
for the child within the next 90 days, but is not available now; or
(3) the child is expected to return home and function
in the adoptive family within the next 90 days.
(c) The Assistant Commissioner of CPS or the Assistant
Commissioner's designee may extend a child's eligibility for up to
12 additional months, when all of the following conditions are met:
(1) the child is being treated in a specialized residential
treatment facility whose standard course of treatment for the condition
being treated is longer than 12 months and no more than 24 months;
(2) there is clear evidence in the most recent comprehensive
psychological/psychiatric report that the child is in need of and
requires treatment for a severe condition (such as reactive attachment
disorder requiring a specialized treatment modality). Note: The psychological/psychiatric
report(s) cited must be no older than 90 days;
(3) current treatment notes and reports clearly indicate
the child is making significant progress despite the need for extensive
treatment services;
(4) the treatment facility, the child's family, and
the post adoption services provider expect the child to be able to
return home at the end of the prescribed treatment, which is no more
than 24 months after the initial placement;
(5) the child's family is actively participating in
the child's treatment, is participating in family therapy, and is
in compliance with the terms outlined in the residential treatment
placement agreement and the plan of service;
(6) out-patient treatment is not available, and long
term, out-of-home treatment is in the child's best interest; and
(7) adequate post adoption funds are available for
the child's continued treatment.
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