Requirements for the State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy (SAMS) may be referenced in Ohio Administrative Code rules 5101:2-44-06 "Eligibility of Adoptive Family and Adoptive Child for the State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy Program" and 5101:2-44-08 "Redetermination and amendment of a state adoption maintenance subsidy." The maximum monthly SAMS payment for state fiscal year 2011 is $250. If a public children services agency (PCSA) negotiates a payment in excess of the maximum SAMS payment of $250, the PCSA shall enter into a separate county agreement with the adoptive parent for a county adoption maintenance subsidy.

The state's participation will automatically be decreased for any month's subsidy greater than $250 in the Family and Children Services Information System (FACSIS) or the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS).

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart indicates the materials that should be deleted from the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the materials that should be added.