8-164. Nonrecurring expenses; limitation


A. The amount of nonrecurring adoption expenses paid by the department shall not
exceed two thousand dollars for each eligible child.


B. The department shall not pay for nonrecurring adoption expenses which are
submitted more than nine months after the final decree of adoption, except as provided
pursuant to section 8-162, subsections C and D.


C. Nonrecurring adoption expenses not subject to reimbursement shall include, but
are not limited to, family counseling received prior to the final decree of adoption or
one time costs associated with physical remodeling, renovation and alteration of the
adoptive parents' home or property.