Code of Alabama - Title 26: Infants and Incompetents - Chapter 10B - Interstate Adoption Assistance Compacts

• Section 26-10B-1 Legislative findings
  The Legislature finds that: (1) Finding adoptive families for children, for whom adoption assistance is desirable, and assuring the protection of the interests of the...
• Section 26-10B-2 Purpose
  The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the State Department of Human Resources to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for...
• Section 26-10B-3 Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) STATE. A state of...
• Section 26-10B-4 Department of Human Resources authorized to enter into interstate compacts
  The State Department of Human Resources, by and through its commissioner, is authorized to develop, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on...
• Section 26-10B-5 Provisions required to be included in compact
  A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter shall include: (1) A provision making the compact available for joinder by all...
• Section 26-10B-6 Provisions which may be included in compact
  A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter may contain provisions in addition to those required pursuant to Section 26-10B-5, as...
• Section 26-10B-7 Medical assistance; applicability
  (a) A child with special needs residing in this state who is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state shall be entitled...
• Section 26-10B-8 Department to provide coverage and benefits not provided by residence state; procedure for reimbursement
  The State Department of Human Resources shall provide coverage and benefits for a child who is in another state and who is covered by an...
• Section 26-10B-9 Penalty for false, misleading, or fraudulent claim or statement
  The submission of any claim for payment or reimbursement for services or benefits pursuant to Section 26-10B-7 or 26-10B-8 of this chapter or the making...
• Section 26-10B-10 Provision required to be included in state plan made pursuant to federal laws
  Consistent with federal law, the State Department of Human Resources and the Alabama Medicaid Agency, in connection with the administration of this chapter and any...

Last modified: May 3, 2021