Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 5-407

Known as the Maryland Adoption Subsidy Act

The act spans §§ 5–5 (12 sections).

(a) Money payments and special services under the adoption subsidy program shall be funded by:

(1) appropriations to a local department for the maintenance of children in foster care; and

(2) money that is made available to a local department from other sources.

(b) Medical assistance and medical care under the adoption subsidy program shall be funded by:

(1) savings for the fiscal year by the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services that are attributable to adoptions under this subtitle; and

(2) appropriations to the Department of Human Services for the adoption subsidy program.

(c) The Administration may reimburse the Maryland Department of Health for the cost of medical assistance and medical care directly or through a contract with the Department.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.