Section 42-3-301 - Requirement for preplacement evaluation(1) Before the department or licensed child-placing agency may place a child for purposes of adoption, the prospective adoptive parent and the home of the prospective adoptive parent must be studied and evaluated as provided in part 2 of this chapter.(2) The department or agency shall prepare a written report containing the results of its evaluation.En. Sec. 92, Ch. 480, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 311, L. 2001.