Respite For Medically Fragile Adoptive Children
This program will only serve children that currently receive ongoing adoption assistance benefits and are deemed medically fragile by a licensed medical provider. These children must meet one of the following criteria:
Program Criteria
The child has one or more of the following:
- A condition that requires dependence upon durable medical equipment (to include, but not limited to, wheelchairs, walkers, etc…).
- A condition that requires dependence upon medical support equipment (to include, but not limited to, a respirator, feeding pump, suction machine, oxygen, etc…)
- A life-threatening, acute/chronic infectious disease, acute/chronic noninfectious disease requiring respiratory or other precautions (excluding normal childhood diseases)
- A terminal illness
- A condition that requires ongoing administration of intravenous medication or a feeding tube for nutritional support (G tube, etc.)
- A condition that requires intensive rehabilitation and/or developmental disability services.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Each Family if approved would receive up to 5 hours per month at the rate of $6.00 per hour for the first child and $2.00 per hour for siblings.
- The approval time frame will be for 1 year from approval date.
- This service will only be available for children that were placed on adoptive status while in the permanent custody of DFCS or transferred to a relative/individual for the purpose of adoption from DFCS custody.
- This service is available until age 18.
For families in need of respite care please contact the Georgia Center for Resources and Support for Adoptive & Foster Families at www.gacrs.org or 1-866-272-7368.
In addition, many private organizations offer a variety of respite options. See the ARCH National Respite Network Respite Locator Service, follow the link below and search by state to locate Georgia’s respite providers http://chtop.org/ARCH/National-Respite-Locator.html