Current through September 2, 2024
Section 16.06.01.892 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SERVICEA certified adoption professional must meet the following service requirements:
01.Description of Services Available. A written description of services will be provided to families by the certified adoption professional before any work is completed. The description of services must include information regarding Department oversight of the certified adoption professional and any limitations related to the use of the completed home study;02.Education. Provision of, or referral to, educational resources to adoptive applicants requesting non-relative adoption;03.Content. Standards for pre-placement home studies, home study updates, court reports, and supervisory reports must, at a minimum, meet the standards for adoption services established by the Department in these rules;04.Release of Information. A written release of information that gives consent to the exchange of information between the certified adoption professional and Child and Family Services must be obtained from a family that receives services from a certified adoption professional; and05.Disclosure of Non-Identifying Information. When providing adoption supervision or adoption finalization court report services, the certified adoption professional must provide disclosure of all known non-identifying information about the child, the child's birth parents, and the circumstances leading to the decision to place the child for adoption.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.06.01.892