Section 7.56.610. Placement requirements.

	(a)  An agency may not place a child in an adoptive or guardianship home without  
		(1) an intake evaluation developed in accordance with 7 AAC 56.320 and service plan for the child and the child's family developed according to 7 AAC 56.340;  
		(2) an authorization to place the child according to 7 AAC 56.370;  
		(3) a placement agreement developed in accordance with 7 AAC 56.600;  
		(4) a home study of the prospective home according to the requirements of 7 AAC 56.660.  
	(b)  Before placing an Indian child an agency shall inform the prospective adoptive parent of the potential legal risk involved in the placement including  
		(1) unless all conditions of 25 U.S.C. 1913(a) are met, a parent may rescind consent to relinquishment of an Indian child during the supervision period and the child must be returned to the parent on demand;  
		(2) a parent of an Indian child may rescind consent and seek to vacate any decrees, after the adoption is final, for a period of up to two years, if fraud or duress has occurred;  
		(3) an Indian child, the child's tribe, or the parent of an Indian child may seek to invalidate and adoptive placement if a violation of 25 U.S.C. 1911, 1912, or 1913 has occurred.  
	(c)  An agency shall give written consent for medical care of the child to the adoptive or guardianship parent at the time of the child's placement in the home.  
	(d)  Before placing a child into a home, an agency shall discuss information about the child and the child's parent with each adoptive or guardianship parent. In the discussion the worker shall give due respect to a birth parent's right to privacy before finalization of the adoption or guardianship.  
	(e)  By the time of placement the adoptive or guardianship parent must be given written authorization to care for the child.  

Authorities

44.29.020;47.35.010

Notes

Authority

AS 44.29.020 AS 47.35.010

History

Eff. 1/1/2001, Register 156