Welcome...
to the website for AAICAMA, the Association of Administrators for the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance! This site is designed to be a resource for state and local agency staff to work more effectively with families that have an adoption assistance agreement and move from one state to another. It may be of some benefit to adoptive families looking for information on how the ICAMA applies but will not take the place of discussions with the local agency.
Nominations close November 10 for the AAICAMA Executive Committee
PLease submit your nominations by November 10 for the AAICAMA Executive Committee.
For the nomination ballot, click here.
Executive Committee members elected in 2009 will serve from January 2010 through December 2011.
This year AAICAMA is electing:
To see the roles and responsibilities for each postion click on the name of the postion above.
To access the nomination ballot, click here.
You can nominate more than one person for a position; however, only designated ICAMA administrators are eligible to serve.
If you have any questions please contact Ursula Gilmore, the AAICAMA Program Manager. Ursula can be reached by phone at: 202.682.0100 x269; and by e-mail at: ugilmore@aphsa.org.
Medicaid for State Funded Adoption Assistance Eligible Children
AAICAMA provided training on this important issue on Ocotober 25.
To view the PowerPoint used in this training: click here.
AAICAMA encourages all those who particpated in this session to let us know if it was useful to you and how it could be improved. To use the evaluation form click here.
AAICAMA was pleased to host...
...the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersy and Pennsylvania at its meeting on September 22. Joining the meeting by phone were 26 more states. AAICAMA encourages all those who particpated remotely to let us know if the meeting was useful to you and other topics you would have liked addressed. To use the evaluation form click here.
Chris Gerhardt, Director, Division of Benefits, Eligibility & Managed Care (CMSO) and Mary Corddry, Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMSO) presented on Frequently Asked Questions on Medicaid. To see their responses click here.
Jan Rothstein, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) discussed the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. To view Ms. Rothstein's presentation slides click here.
To see three slides on a page click here.
To see the Program Instruction (ACYF-CB-PI-09-10) issued by the Children's Bureau titled: Changes to the Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Program-Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-351) referred to by Ms. Rothstein click here.
To view the PowerPoint for the presentation: Medicaid for title IV-E Adoption Assistance Eligible Children click here.
To view the PowerPoint for the presentation: Medicaid for State Funded Adoption Assistance Eligible Children click here.
