If a child is freed and not in an adoptive home, does the Medicaid Assistance code change on WMS?
Answer 4: No, other than being freed there is no change to any WMS information. Question 5: Two siblings under the age of 18 years are adopted. One of the siblings is a handicapped child and the sister is a hard-to-place child due to the sister’s handicap condition. a) Are both Title IV-E eligible? b) Once the hard-to-place child reaches the age of 18 years, does she lose Title IV-E eligibility? c) What about Medicaid? d) Can that hard-to-place child receive regular Medicaid? Answer 5: a) All other eligibility criteria are met both children are eligible for Title IV-E. A determination of eligibility for Title IV-E must be completed for each child and documented by completion of the Adoption Eligibility Checklist (LDSS-3912). b) Yes. All hard-to-place children lose Title IV-E eligibility upon reaching the age of 18 years. At that point, the child should be considered for the State Adoption Subsidy. If it is determined that the child is hard-to-place and eligible for Title IV-E Adoption
