Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 5101:2-49-25 | Qualified and disqualified alien eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance.

                                                
(A) A child who is a qualified alien, entering the United States
		  on or after August 22, 1996, and who is placed for adoption shall be required
		  to live in the United States for five years before there is eligibility for AA.
		  Pursuant to section 403(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
		  Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), a child, who is in one of the following
		  accepted categories, is exempted from the residency requirement.
(1) A child placed with
			 an adoptive parent who is a United States citizen or a qualified
			 alien.
(2) A child who is a
			 qualified alien receiving AA pursuant to a JFS 01453 "Title IV-E Adoption
			 Assistance Agreement" (rev. 7/2019) signed prior to August 22, 1996, who
			 continues to be eligible for the AA.
(3) An alien admitted to
			 the United States as a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
			 of 8 U.S.C., 1157, (5/2005).
(4) An alien whose
			 deportation is being withheld under the INA.
(5) Cuban/Haitian
			 entrants, as provided in Section 501 (e) of the Refugee Education Assistance
			 Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-422.
(6) Amerasian immigrants
			 admitted to the United States pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign
			 Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988,
			 Pub. L. No. 100-202.
(7) An alien or the child
			 or parent(s) of an alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty
			 in the United States.
(B) An individual who meets the definition of a qualified
		  alien in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code, is eligible to become an
		  adoptive parent and receive AA payments and services for an eligible
		  child.
(C) An individual who does not meet the definition of
		  qualified alien in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code is an
		  unqualified alien. An unqualified alien is eligible to become an adoptive
		  parent and receive AA payments and services for an eligible child who entered
		  the United States on or after August 22, 1996, if the child is a United States
		  citizen or is in one of the accepted groups as defined in paragraph (A) of this
		  rule, or has lived in the United States as a qualified alien for five
		  years.
(D) A child who is a qualified alien and is eligible for AA
		  shall be eligible for Title XIX medicaid coverage pursuant to the requirements
		  contained in rules 5160:1-2-12 and 5160:1-4-06 of the Administrative
		  Code.
(E) Citizenship or immigration status shall be verified by
		  the PCSA:
(1) For children in
			 receipt of AA payments.
(2) For the adoptive
			 parent(s) with whom the qualified alien child is placed.