N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:22-2.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 3A:22-2.4 - State and national exchange registration

(a) When selecting an adoptive home for a child, the Division representative shall:

1. Seek a licensed adoptive applicant from the Division's pool of licensed resource parents; and

2. Register the child on adoption resource exchanges unless an appropriate licensed adoptive applicant is currently under consideration to accept a child for adoption.

(b) The Division shall maintain the New Jersey Adoption Resource Exchange, which includes a Statewide listing of every special needs child legally free for adoption for whom an adoptive home is not readily available. The listing shall include a profile of each waiting child, in a manner deemed appropriate, and which may include a description of any special needs.

(c) The Division shall make copies of the list of waiting children with special needs or other such lists available upon request.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:22-2.4

Amended by R.2001 d.92, effective 3/19/2001.
See: 32 N.J.R. 4181(a), 33 N.J.R. 1003(a).
In (a), rewrote 2 and deleted 3; and in (c), substituted "updated monthly" for "at least yearly".
Amended by R.2006 d.336, effective 9/18/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 1505(a), 38 N.J.R. 3902(a).
Rewrote the section.