Section 75-03-36-25 - [Effective until 4/1/2024] Provision of services to the child - Adoption1. The child-placing agency shall make every effort to place siblings together in an adoptive home. If it is not possible to place siblings together, the child-placing agency shall add written documentation in the child's file identifying the reasons the siblings could not be placed together and the plans formulated to keep the siblings in contact with one another after the adoption. 2. The child-placing agency shall provide a life book to the child, if the child does not already have one, and shall give the child an opportunity to explore the child's birth history in preparation for the child's adoptive placement. 3. When appropriate to the child's developmental needs, the child-placing agency shall provide preplacement counseling to the child to assist the child in adjusting to adoption. 4. The child-placing agency shall begin recruitment efforts immediately upon referral for a child referred to the child-placing agency without an identified family. Diligent recruitment will include listing the child with local, regional, and national child-specific recruitment resources as directed by the child's child and family team. N.D. Admin Code 75-03-36-25
General Authority: NDCC 50-12-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-12