Determine Continuing Eligibility for AA or SAMS

A IV-E Adoption Assistance (AA) subsidy or State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy (SAMS) is reviewed at least once a year to determine whether the child will continue to be eligible for the subsidy.

Determine continuing eligibility for a AA or SAMS as follows:

  1. From the Home screen, click the Financial tab.

  2. Click the Eligibility tab.

  3. Click the Adoption Subsidy link in the navigation bar on the left. The Adoption Subsidy Program screen appears.

  4. Click Person Search and locate and select the child whose continuing eligibility you want to determine.

OR

  1. Enter the child's Person ID. Click Go.
     

The system returns you to the Adoption Subsidy Program screen. It displays the child's original person ID number, as well as the child's name, age, and case ID number. The Subsidy History table displays the records of subsidies. The Review History table displays the records of subsidy reviews.

  1. Enter the Review Date. The review date is the date the review will be effective. The review date always defaults to the current system date.

  2. Click Add Review button. You are taken to the Adoption Subsidy Review screen.

  3. Complete the Form/Request Date Received field.

  4. Under Continued Eligibility Qualifications; select the check box next to the statements that apply. Both statements must apply for the child to continue receiving the subsidy.

  5. If this is a SAMS subsidy, complete the Annual Family Gross Income and Family Size Including Adoptive Child(ren) fields. Click Calculate to determine whether the family exceeds 120% of Ohio's estimated median income.

    If this is an AA subsidy, click the Edit Age Qualifications link to update. The Age Qualifications Details screen appears. Select a check box next to the statements in the Reasons Child Can Receive Subsidy After Past the Age of 18 area if they apply. Click Save or Cancel to return to the Adoption Subsidy Review screen.

  6. Complete Actions area if you are recording any modifications to the subsidy, in addition to the redetermination.

  7. Click Determine Eligibility. The system determines the child's eligibility and responds with a determination decision and date.

  8. Click Save or Cancel. You return to the Adoption Subsidy Program screen.