Section 29-1636. INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PLACEMENTS

 

1636.1 The child-placing agency shall give each applicant a written statement which shall include the following:

 

(a) A statement of the agency’s purpose, philosophy, and policies;

 

(b) The agency’s eligibility criteria;

 

(c) The availability of children;

 

(d) Agency procedures and responsibilities;

 

(e) Timing;

 

(f) Fees for services;

 

(g) Refund policies and procedures; and

 

(h) Services termination policies and procedures.

 

1636.2 The child-placing agency shall ensure that each applicant applies for services in writing on an application form furnished by the agency.

 

1636.3 Each applicant shall sign a statement acknowledging that he or she received a copy of the agency’s policies as required in §1636.1. This statement shall be kept in the applicant’s records.

 

1636.4 The child-placing agency shall secure written consent to obtain the information needed to complete the home study process from each applicant.

 

1636.5 Each child-placing agency shall provide home study services to families who are residents of the District of Columbia and adjacent jurisdictions under a reciprocity agreement. Home study services shall include the following:

 

(a) Information on the how to comply with the United States Immigration and Naturalization’s requirements for international adoptions;

 

(b) Consultations with the family to acquaint them with the current international adoption situation, exploration of the adoptive parents’ feelings about adopting a child of a different race or national origin, and the adoptive parents’ capacity to accept limited medical and social background information about the child and the implications thereof; and

 

(c) Documentation of the home study process in a written report.

 

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3033, 3060 (May 11, 1990).