Adoption Respite
What is Adoption Respite?
Respite care provides adoptive parents with a break from the constant demands of caring for their special needs adopted child (children). It may be used for planned activities or emergency situations.
Who is Eligible for Adoption Respite?
Adoption Respite is a service available to adoptive families for their subsidized adopted children. Each adopted child who is subsidized is eligible for 5 days of respite service per fiscal year at $17 per day. Adoption Respite is ONLY available to adopted children who receive adoption subsidy.
How is Respite Accessed?
- Each child is eligible for 5 days per fiscal year. The current fiscal year runs from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. All Adoption Respite forms for this fiscal year must be submitted to IFAPA by July 15, 2011 in order to be processed for the 2010 fiscal year.
- When respite is needed, the adoptive parent selects their own respite provider, and makes necessary arrangements. To receive payment, provider must be an adult (over age 18).
- After respite care is provided, an Adoption Respite Billing Form (click here for form) is completed. You can complete this form electronically and submit it to IFAPA.
- Payment will be made to the provider. Please allow one week for processing.
- Provider will receive a copy of the Adoption Respite Billing Form with payment.
- Payment will be made within 5 working days of IFAPA's receipt of the completed billing form.
- Payments to providers for this program are contingent upon continued Adoption Respite Program funding from DHS.
Who Do We Contact for More Information?
You may contact both the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association (IFAPA) and your adoption worker who handles your adoption subsidy case, for more information. IFAPA is responsible only for the payment of respite - not in locating providers.
Where Do We Receive Additional Respite Billing Forms?
To complete the form online and submit electronically, click here.
To receive paper copies of this form in your mail, contact IFAPA (Phyllis Pierce) at 800-277-8145, ext. 4 or 515-289-4567, ext. 4 or e-mail her at ppierce@ifapa.org.
