Section 400.12706. Recruitment.  


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  • (1) An agency shall have an ongoing recruitment program to ensure an adequate number of suitable adoptive parents for the timely placement of all children serviced by the agency who are available for adoption.

    (2)    An agency shall recruit adoptive parents for children served by the agency considering all of the following criteria:

    (a)   Ages and developmental needs of children.

    (b)   Racial, ethnic and cultural identity of children.

    (c)   Sibling relationships of children.

    (d)  Special needs of children.

    (3)    There shall be a child specific recruitment plan for any child the agency is responsible for who is available for adoption and who does not have an identified family. The child specific plan shall be based on the child evaluation, as required by R 400.12708, and updated every 90 days.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS.