Chapter 13 - Adoption Services

13.1 Introduction to Adoption Services

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.2 Child Freed for Adoption Procedure

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

13.2.1 Child Focused Recruitment Model (CFRM)

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

13.3 Adoption Review Committee

Effective Date: 9/14/2018

13.4 Matching an Adoptive Family with a Waiting Child

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

13.6 Preparing the child for a planned foster parent adoption or recruitment of an adoptive home.

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.7 Foster Parent's and Other Caregivers Role in Preparing Child for Adoption When Foster Parent Adoption Isn't Planned

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.8 "Goodbye" Visit

Effective Date: 6/28/2021

13.9 Sibling Relationship Decisions

Effective Date: 7/25/2022

13.10 Preparing the Presentation Summary Packet

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.10.1 Updating the Presentation Summary

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.13 Placement Resources

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

13.13.1 DCBS Foster Parent Adoption

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.13.2 Private Child Placing (PCP) Foster Parent Adoption

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.13.3 Foster Parent Adoption Not Recommended

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.13.4 Employee Adoption

Effective Date: 6/28/2021

13.14 Referral of a Child to the Kentucky Adoption Profile Exchange (KAPE)

Effective Date: 10/01/2024

13.17 Planning the Placement/Pre-Placement Conference

Effective Date: 8/8/2023

13.18 Pre-Placement Visits

Effective Date: 8/9/2023

13.19 Making the Adoptive Placement

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.20.1 Withdrawing the Adoptive Referral

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.21 Annual Permanency Reviews

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.22 Family Team Meeting (FTM)/Periodic Review for Children in Adoptive Placement

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.25 Petition for Adoption

Effective Date: 7/26/2024

13.26 Assisting the Adoptive Family's Attorney in Finalizing the Adoption of a DCBS Child

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.27 Court Report

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.28 Adoption Judgment

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.29 Sealing Closed Adoption Records

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.30 Confidentiality of Closed Agency Adoption Records

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.30.1 Requesting Non-Identifying Information About Biological Relatives from Closed Adoption Records

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.30.2 Request for Inspection of Adoption Records for Identifying Information and Contact with the Birth Family

Effective Date: 7/01/2024

13.30.3 Mutual Requests from Pre-Adoptive Siblings

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.30.4 Request for Information from a Biological Parent

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.30.5 Updating Health Information

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.34 Managing Adoption Disruptions

Effective Date: 7/26/2023

13.39 Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 9/20/2021

13.40 Approval of Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 7/01/2024

13.41 Denial of Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.42 Annual Contact with the Adoptive Family

Effective Date: 11/30/2020

13.43 Adoption Assistance Renegotiation

Effective Date: 07/20/2022

13.44 Discontinuance of Adoption Assistance

Effective Date: 11/30/2020

13.45.1 State Funded Post Finalization Adoption Assistance Request

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.45.2 Federal Title IV-E Post Adoption Finalization Adoption Assistance Request

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.45.3 Post Adoptive Placement Stabilization Services (PAPSS)

Effective Date: 07/20/2022

13.45.4 Post Adoption Child Support

Effective Date: 12/3/2010

13.46 Continuation of Adoption Assistance After Age 18

Effective Date: 2/23/2024

13.46.1 Continuation of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance After Age 18

Effective Date: 12/19/2022

13.50 Relative and Non-Relative Independent Adoptions

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.51 Independent Relative Adoptions

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.52 Independent Non-Relative Adoption Application

Effective Date: 10/17/2023

13.53 Interstate Independent Adoption

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

13.54 Planning for the Child Following Withdrawal of Independent Adoption Applications

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

13.55 Court Report for Independent Adoption

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

13.56 Court Action

Effective Date: 6/11/2019

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