{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-25.23.210","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 25.23.210","heading":"Amount and duration of subsidy payments.","body":"(a) The department may adopt regulations to set the amount and length of time that a subsidy for a hard-to-place child may be granted.\n(b) A subsidy granted by the department under this section may be\n(1) paid for a specified length of time not to extend after the child's 18th birthday; and\n(2) a deferred subsidy; in this paragraph, “deferred subsidy” means that no monetary reimbursement is paid to a family but other benefits are paid for the child.\n(c) A subsidy granted under this section may not\n(1) exceed the existing rate for foster care; or\n(2) be changed without the written request or consent of the person caring for the child.\n(d) The department shall review whether the amount of a subsidy granted for a child is appropriate on request of the person caring for the child.\n(e) Subsidies shall be paid from the same public funds and in the same manner as foster care payments.","path":["Title 25. Marital and Domestic Relations.","Chapter 23. Adoption."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#25.23.210","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:56Z","sha256":"0a5ca09a031a00f3270f1f900932e2c69c968ee2e3abf49eee09adb2c8dd30f9","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-25.23.200","next":"us-ak/as-25.23.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}