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.