Section R. 400.12711 - PlacementRule 711. An agency shall document how the following factors were assessed in selecting appropriate adoptive parents for a child:
(a) The physical, emotional, medical, and educational needs of the child.(b) The child's needs for continued contact with the birth parent, siblings, relatives, foster parents, and other persons significant to the child.(c) The racial, ethnic, cultural, spiritual, identity, heritage, and background. The child's racial, ethnic, and cultural, spiritual, identity, heritage, and background may only be considered if an assessment of the individual child indicates that such consideration is in the best interests of the child.(d) The child's SOGIE, if an assessment of the individual child indicates that such consideration is in the best interests of the child.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12711
1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 12, Eff. 6/26/2023