South Carolina Code 63-9-1750. Eligibility criteria
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In order for a child to be eligible for supplemental benefits the department shall determine that the child legally is free for adoption, the child has been placed for adoption by the department, and one of the following provisions applies to the child:
(1) is a special needs child pursuant to § 63-9-30;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 63-9-1750
- Child: means an individual up to twenty-one years of age. See South Carolina Code 63-9-1720
- Department: means the Department of Social Services. See South Carolina Code 63-9-1720
- Supplemental benefits: means payments made by the State Department of Social Services to provide services, including medical subsidies for payment for treatment pursuant to § 63-9-1780, for children who without these services may not have been adopted. See South Carolina Code 63-9-1720
(2) is at high risk of developing a physical, mental, or emotional disability;
(3) is one for whom other factors, as determined by the department, interfere with the child’s ability to be placed for adoption;
(4) has established significant emotional ties with prospective adoptive parents while in their care as a foster child, and it is considered by the agency to be in the best interest of the child to be adopted by the foster parents.