Sec. 25.23.210. Amount and duration of subsidy payments.

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(a)The department may adopt regulations to set the amount and length of time that a subsidy for a hard-to-place child may be granted.

(b)A subsidy granted by the department under this section may be

(1)paid for a specified length of time not to extend after the child's 18th birthday; and

(2)a deferred subsidy; in this paragraph, “deferred subsidy” means that no monetary reimbursement is paid to a family but other benefits are paid for the child.

(c)A subsidy granted under this section may not

(1)exceed the existing rate for foster care; or

(2)be changed without the written request or consent of the person caring for the child.

(d)The department shall review whether the amount of a subsidy granted for a child is appropriate on request of the person caring for the child.

(e)Subsidies shall be paid from the same public funds and in the same manner as foster care payments.