1. A. An adoption agency shall have sufficient staff to satisfy:

   1. 1. All statutory requirements for provision of adoption services;
   2. 2. All applicable requirements of this Article and A.A.C. Title 21, Chapter 5, Article 4; and
   3. 3. All requirements included in the adoption agency’s own operating and procedural manuals, policies, or guidance documents.

2. B. To determine sufficiency under subsection (A), OLR shall consider:

   1. 1. Complaints made against the adoption agency;
   2. 2. The complexity of the individual needs of the clients served by the adoption agency;
   3. 3. The professional training and experience of the adoption agency’s staff;
   4. 4. The specific functions assigned to individual adoption agency staff;
   5. 5. The geographic area served by the adoption agency and any travel time required for adoption agency staff;
   6. 6. The respective amounts of time staff devote to various functions and responsibilities, including provision of services, court appearances, case documentation, professional training and development, and administrative tasks; and
   7. 7. Other similar factors bearing on caseload distribution.
3. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a social worker whose caseload is predominantly a caseload of children with special needs shall not have a caseload in excess of 20 children.

Historical Note

New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective January 24, 2016 (Supp. 15-4).