Subpart F. Subpart F—Standards for Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Approval

• § 96.29 - Scope.

• Licensing, Compliance with Applicable Laws, and Corporate Governance

  • SECTION § 96.30 - State licensing and compliance with all applicable laws.
  • SECTION § 96.31 - Corporate structure.
  • SECTION § 96.32 - Internal structure and oversight.

• Financial and Risk Management

  • SECTION § 96.33 - Budget, audit, insurance, and risk assessment requirements.
  • SECTION § 96.34 - Compensation.

• Ethical Practices and Responsibilities

  • SECTION § 96.35 - Suitability of agencies and persons to provide adoption services.
  • SECTION § 96.36 - Prohibition on child buying and inducement.

• Professional Qualifications and Training for Employees

  • SECTION § 96.37 - Education and experience requirements for social service personnel.
  • SECTION § 96.38 - Training requirements for social service personnel.

• Information Disclosure, Fee Practices, and Quality Control Policies and Practices

  • SECTION § 96.39 - Information disclosure and quality control practices.
  • SECTION § 96.40 - Fee policies and procedures.

• Responding to Complaints and Records and Reports Management

  • SECTION § 96.41 - Procedures for responding to complaints and improving service delivery.
  • SECTION § 96.42 - Retention, preservation, and disclosure of adoption records.
  • SECTION § 96.43 - Case tracking, data management, and reporting.

• Service Planning and Delivery

  • SECTION § 96.44 - Acting as primary provider.
  • SECTION § 96.45 - Using supervised providers in the United States.
  • SECTION § 96.46 - Using providers in foreign countries.

• Standards for Cases in Which a Child Is Immigrating to the United States (Incoming Cases)

  • SECTION § 96.47 - Preparation of home studies in incoming cases.
  • SECTION § 96.48 - Preparation and training of prospective adoptive parent(s) in incoming cases.
  • SECTION § 96.49 - Provision of medical and social information in incoming cases.
  • SECTION § 96.50 - Placement and post-placement monitoring until final adoption in incoming cases.
  • SECTION § 96.51 - Post-adoption services in incoming cases.
  • SECTION § 96.52 - Performance of communication and coordination functions in incoming cases.

• Standards for Convention Cases in Which a Child Is Emigrating From the United States (Outgoing Cases)

  • SECTION § 96.53 - Background studies on the child and consents in outgoing Convention cases.
  • SECTION § 96.54 - Placement standards in outgoing Convention cases.
  • SECTION § 96.55 - Performance of Convention communication and coordination functions in outgoing Convention cases.
  • SECTION § 96.56 - [Reserved]