25 C.F.R. § 20.503 When can Child Assistance funds be used for Indian adoption or guardianship subsidies?
Title 25 - Indians
You, the social services program, can use Child Assistance funds to provide either adoption or guardianship subsidies if all of the following are true: (a) The child is 17 or younger; (b) The child has been in foster care prior to approval of the subsidy; (c) The social services worker has considered all other available resources, attempted permanency planning, and documented in the case file that placement was in the best interest of the child; and (d) The Bureau Line Officer approves the subsidy before it is authorized and redetermines eligibility on a yearly basis.
Title 25: Indians
PART 20—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS
Subpart E—Child Assistance
How Child Assistance Funds Can Be Used
§ 20.503 When can Child Assistance funds be used for Indian adoption or guardianship subsidies?
