Section 51.08. Placement.

 

(1)  A team which includes the child's social worker, the applicant's social worker and a unit supervisor shall make all decisions to place a child with an applicant approved for placement.

(2)  The team shall attempt to place siblings together unless it is determined not to be in the best interests of the children.

(3)  Social workers with responsibility for placement of children shall seek out studied and approved homes by regularly checking listings of approved homes, by requesting and reading home study assessments, and by consulting with the staff who conducted the home study. Social workers may contact approved applicants to obtain additional information and to discuss the needs of a particular child needing adoptive placement.

(4)  A applicant studied and approved for adoption by the department or another adoption agency may contact a department social worker to request additional information about a child registered with the adoption information exchange or to indicate the family's interest in adopting a particular child. The social worker may request the approved applicant to authorize in writing the release of a home study assessment, including any updates to the home study assessment, to the department.

(5)  Pregnancy of an applicant after a child is placed for adoption and before the adoption becomes final in court is not sufficient reason for the department to remove the child placed for adoption unless requested by the applicant.

(6)  After placement of a child but before the adoption is final the department may remove the child from the home if the department determines that it is in the best interests of the child or there is reason to be concerned about the safety of the child.

(7)  Persons shall complete the legal adoption of a child placed with them before they may request a screening for a subsequent adoption.

History: Cr. Register, December, 1995, No. 480 , eff. 1-1-96.