You, the social services program, can use Child Assistance funds to provide either adoption or guardianship subsidies if all of the following are true:
The child is 17 or younger;
The child has been in foster care prior to approval of the subsidy;
The social services worker has considered all other available resources, attempted permanency planning, and documented in the case file that placement was in the best interest of the child; and
The Bureau Line Officer approves the subsidy before it is authorized and redetermines eligibility on a yearly basis.