Submission of reports; modification or discontinuance of adoption subsidy payments

Sec. 8. (a) As a condition for continuation of subsidy payments under the agreement, the department may require the adoptive parents to submit a verified report, annually or at a time or times specified in the agreement or by rule, stating: (1) the location of the parents; (2) the location and condition of the child; and (3) any additional information required by rule of the department or the agreement. (b) The department may confirm the accuracy and veracity of the report from any reliable sources of information concerning the adoptive family and child, including any governmental or private agency that serves the area in which the child resides. (c) If the report or information received by the department indicates a substantial change in the conditions that existed when the adoption subsidy agreement was signed, the department may, after notice to the adoptive parent or parents, modify or discontinue the adoption subsidy payments provided in the agreement.