Rule 290-9-2-.02 - Applicability of These Rules(1) No person, facilitator, consultant, institution, society, agency, corporation or facility shall engage in child placement activities, including the advertising of such child placement activities, in Georgia unless a license has first been obtained from the Department. For purposes of this rule, Child-Placing Agencies licensed in other states and wishing to engage in placement activities, including the advertising of such placement activities, in Georgia shall also be licensed in Georgia or shall have a written agreement with a Child-Placing Agency licensed within the state to cooperate in and to supervise the placement. This agreement shall be approved by the Department prior to the placement.(2) No person, organization, corporation, hospital, facilitator, or association that is not a Child-Placing Agency, a prospective adoptive parent with a valid, approved preplacement home study report, or an attorney who is a member of the State Bar of Georgia representing a prospective adoptive parent with a valid approved preplacement home study report shall advertise that the person, organization, corporation, hospital, facilitator, or association will adopt, arrange for or cause children to be adopted or placed for adoption as provided in O.C.G.A. Section 19-8-24.(3) No person, organization, corporation, hospital, facilitator, or association shall directly or indirectly provide inducements to any biological parent to part with his or her child as provided in O.C.G.A. Section 19-8-24.(4) Any Child-Placing Agency that places an advertisement concerning adoption or prospective adoption shall include in such advertisement its license number issued by the Department.(5) Georgia Child-Placing Agencies licensed in other states and engaging in placement activities in Georgia shall disclose to the Department on a continuing basis any federal, state or private lawsuit or administrative action instigated against the Agency or any person affiliated with the Agency.(6) These rules and regulations shall not apply to parties to a power of attorney for the care of a child executed in accordance with O.C.G.A. Sections 19-9-120 et seq.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 290-9-2-.02
O.C.G.A. §§ 49-5-8, 49-5-12, 19-8-24, 19-9-120 et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Applicability of These Rules" adopted. F. Mar. 16, 2000; eff. Apr. 5, 2000.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 5, 2007; eff. June 25, 2007.Amended: F. Nov. 15, 2018; eff. Dec. 5, 2018.Amended: F. Feb. 28, 2024; eff. Mar. 19, 2024.