State Contact
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Social Services
Division of Children and Adult Services Adoption Unit
350 Capitol Street, Room 691
Charleston, WV 25301
304-352-4429
adoptionsubsidy@wv.gov
https://dhhr.wv.gov/bss
Adoption Resources on the web:
https://dhhr.wv.gov/bss/Pages/default.aspx
Contact Mission West Virginia for assistance for West Virginia families who are beginning the foster care and/or adoption process:
https://www.missionwv.org/aboutframeworks
Mountain Health Promise is the managed care organization for adopted West Virginia children:
https://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/Members/Managed%20Care/MHP/Pages/MountainHealthPromise.aspx
Adoption Policy:
http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/bcf/policy/Documents/Adoption%20.pdf
Adoption assistance payments may be made to individuals who adopt a child with special circumstances inhibiting their adoption:
- They have a physical or mental disability;
- They are emotionally disturbed;
- They are older children, age 8 or older;
- They are a part of a sibling group; or
- They are a member of a racial or ethnic minority.
Current foster care rates are
Age Range | Daily Rate | Monthly Rate |
---|---|---|
0-5 | $26 | $790 |
6-12 | $28 | $851 |
13-21 | $31 | $942 |
For children residing in specialized therapeutic foster care homes, the maximum allowable adoption assistance payment is comparable to the foster care maintenance payment provided by the specialized child- placing agency.
Determinations for specialized rates are made on a case-by-case basis, based on documentation of the child’s special needs and maintenance payment.