North Carolina Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 13, 2014) |
TITLE 10A. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
CHAPTER 70. CHILDREN'S SERVICES |
SUBCHAPTER H. CHILD‑PLACING AGENCIES: ADOPTION |
10A NCAC 70H .0404. ADOPTIVE HOME APPLICATION
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The agency shall provide an application form for prospective adoptive parents and shall determine in response to the completed application whether, within the scope of the agency's program, it is appropriate to conduct a preplacement assessment with the applicants. While the age of applicants is among the factors that may be considered in determining whether the agency conducts a preplacement assessment with the applicants, there shall be no fixed chronological age at which applicants are automatically rejected for study.
History Note: Authority G.S. 131D-10.5; 143B-153;
Eff. October 1, 2008.