1. (a) The Family Service Worker will:

   1. (1) Verify that termination of parental rights has occurred;
   2. (2) Request secondary assignment to Resource Worker;
   3. (3) Complete CFS-426: Adoption Packet Checklist for child and provide to Adoption Supervisor within fourteen (14) business days; and
   4. (4) Upon provision of completed CFS-426: Adoption Packet Checklist request primary assignment be made to Adoption Specialist.

2. (b) The Resource Worker will:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) For custodians who elect to become an open resource home:
      2. (B) Follow 9 CAR § 40-806, resource home assessment process, to open the home as a fully licensed resource home; and

   2. (2) For custodians who do not elect to become an open resource home:

      1. (A) Gather all available documentation and document in provider screens in the Division of Children and Family Services’ information management system as appropriate;
      2. (B) Work with the family to obtain background checks; and
      3. (C) Ensure the family is opened as a resource home by working with the division’s information management system support staff to complete necessary provider screens (despite gaps in available information).
3. (c) The Adoption Specialist will follow 9 CAR § 40-926, finalization of an adoption, and 9 CAR § 40-927, postadoption services, with the exception that, rather than working with Office of Chief Counsel for the associated legal proceedings, the Adoption Specialist will make a request to the Adoptions Manager to make a referral to the division’s contracted provider for legal services.

4. (d) The Adoptions Supervisor will:

   1. (1) Review CFS-426: Adoption Packet Checklist to ensure completeness; and
   2. (2) Upon verification of CFS-426: Adoption Packet Checklist, complete primary case assignment to Adoption Specialist.
5. (e) The Adoption Manager will collaborate with the Program Administrator or designee who oversees the division’s contracted provider for legal services.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "01/2021"