36.477 Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance Program.
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(1)There is hereby established the Kentucky National Guard Adoption Assistance
Program to be administered by the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs.
(2)Any current or former member of the Kentucky National Guard who finalizes a
legal adoption procedure for the adoption of a child shall be eligible to receive
reimbursement from the military family assistance trust fund as provided in KRS
36.474 for actual costs associated with the adoption of the child, including a child
with special needs. For the purposes of this section, a child with special needs
means the same as defined in KRS 199.555(1).
(3)The eligible current or former member of the Kentucky National Guard shall
receive:
(a)Up to seven thousand dollars ($7,000) in unreimbursed direct costs related to
the adoption of a child with special needs; or
(b)Up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) in unreimbursed direct costs related to
the adoption of any other child.
(4)Unreimbursed direct costs related to the adoption of a child with special needs or
other child shall include:
(a)Licensed adoption agency fees;
(b)Legal fees;
(c)Medical costs;
(d)Court costs; and
(e)Other fees or costs associated with the child adoption in accordance with state
and federal law and after review and approval by the court at the finalization
of the adoption.
(5)Application for financial assistance shall be made by submitting a completed
Kentucky National Guard adoption assistance application to the adjutant general
along with documentary evidence of:
(a)Finalization of the adoption; and
(b)Certification by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services
that the adopted child is a child with special needs, if reimbursement for
special needs adoption is sought.
(6)If both adoptive parents are current or former members of the Kentucky National
Guard, the application for financial assistance shall be made jointly and the amount
of reimbursement shall be limited to that specified in this section.
(7)Upon approval of the application for financial assistance, the adjutant general shall
dispense funds from the military family assistance trust fund to the eligible
applicant.
(8)The Department of Military Affairs shall promulgate administrative regulations in
accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this section.