- A. When an adoption agency provides adoption services through persons who are not adoption agency employees, volunteers, or interns, the adoption agency shall retain only external professionals or consultants who are certified, licensed, or otherwise meet the qualifications described in A.A.C. Title 21, Chapter 5, Article 4, to provide such services.
- B. The adoption agency shall not require a client to use medical, legal, psychological, psychiatric, or other professionals or consultants used or recommended by the adoption agency. The adoption agency may use consultants or persons selected by the adoption agency’s client, so long as the consultant designated by the client has the education, experience, or certification required to render the service.
Historical Note
New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective January 24, 2016 (Supp. 15-4).