Any Protection and Permanency (P&P) staff (both service region and central office) must make a written request to the commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) to become a certified adoptive parent and to adopt a child in the custody of the Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS).
The commissioner considers each request on its own merit and may approve or disapprove a request at any time in the process and at his/her discretion.