(a) Rules in 10A NCAC 70H shall apply to all persons intending to provide adoption services which includes:
- (1) the provision of casework and other supportive services to biological parents considering adoption;
- (2) provision of casework and other supportive services to the child considered for adoption;
- (3) provision of casework and other supportive services to adoptive applicants through pre‑placement studies;
- (4) selection of home and placement process;
- (5) supervision after placement;
- (6) fulfillment of social and legal responsibilities;
- (7) compilation and preservation of complete case records; and
- (8) provision of post‑adoption consultation services.
- (b) County departments of social services shall comply with requirements of 10A NCAC 70M.
- (c) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, is the licensing authority for adoption child-placing agencies.
History Note: Authority G.S. 131D‑10.3; 131D‑10.5; 143B‑153;
Eff. October 1, 2008;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017.