Post Adoption Services
Post Adoption Services help to secure and support safe and permanent adoptive families for children with special needs.
Services include:
- Adoption Assistance is designed to provide adoptive families of any economic stratum with needed social services and medical and financial support to care for children who meet special needs criteria.
- Post Adoption Support Services include: Mutual Consent Voluntary Registry, Confidential Intermediary Search Program, Reunion Registry and Respite.
- Program Services assists with initial Subsidy Application, Tribal/Private and International Subsidy Applications, Subsidized Guardianship, Initial Review of DOC, Post Adoption Finance, Policy, Post Adoption Reports and New Employee Training.
Contact Information
Phone: (405) 521-2475
Email: CWS.PostAdoptionHelp@okdhs.org
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 26768
OKC, OK 73125-9969
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- Adoption Assistance
- Library & Resources
- Program Services
- Support Services
Service Information
Adoption assistance helps to secure and support safe and permanent adoptive families for children with special needs. Adoption assistance is designed to provide adoptive families of any economic stratum with needed social services, and medical and financial support to care for children considered difficult to place. Federal and state law provides for adoption assistance benefits including Medicaid coverage, a monthly adoption assistance payment, special services, and reimbursement of non-recurring adoption expenses.
Adoption Assistance Payments
Post Adoption Services (PAS) often receives calls near the first of the month from parents concerned that their Adoption Assistance benefit payments have not yet arrived. However, the usual timeframe to receive payment is between the 15th and 25th of the month. So, payments received before the 15th would be considered early and payments not received by 11:59 p.m. on the 25th would be considered late. If you have not received your payment by the 25th of the month, we encourage you to reach out to your PAS worker at that time for assistance.
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Resources
Program Services assist with initial Subsidy Applications, Tribal/Private and International Subsidy Adoption, Supported Guardianship and Initial Difficulty of Care Review.
This unit oversees Finance, Policy, Post Adoption Reports and New Employee Training.
Post Adoption Support Services are designed to serve families who have adopted through Oklahoma Human Services, families currently living in Oklahoma who finalized their adoption in another state, as well as state-funded guardianships. Some of these supports may include: Medicaid coverage, a monthly assistance payment, reimbursement of non-recurring adoption expenses and child care when/if applicable. Every family has an assigned Post Adoption Specialist to help them navigate the journey following the finalization of their adoption. These specialists provide maintenance of adoption assistance benefits, outreach efforts, and support to adoptive families in crisis.
Post Adoption Services also includes the Mutual-Consent Voluntary Registry/Reunion Registry and the Confidential Intermediary Search Program. These services allow adoptees and biological families to search for one another.
