SECTION .0200 – SCOPE
10A NCAC 70H .0201 scope
(a) Rules in 10A NCAC 70H shall apply to all persons
intending to provide adoption services which includes:
(1) the provision of casework and other
supportive services to biological parents considering adoption;
(2) provision of casework and other supportive
services to the child considered for adoption;
(3) provision of casework and other supportive
services to adoptive applicants through pre‑placement studies;
(4) selection of home and placement process;
(5) supervision after placement;
(6) fulfillment of social and legal
responsibilities;
(7) compilation and preservation of complete
case records; and
(8) provision of post‑adoption
consultation services.
(b) County departments of social services shall comply with
requirements of 10A NCAC 70M.
(c) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services, Division of Social Services, is the licensing authority for adoption
child-placing agencies.
History Note: Authority G.S. 131D‑10.3; 131D‑10.5;
143B‑153;
Eff. October 1, 2008.