The child-placing agency shall have a policy and procedure in the event a child-placing agency closes. Prior to closing, the administrator shall provide at least a sixty-day written notice to the department, including:

1. A detailed plan for closure, specifying: a. Date of closure; and b. Plan to notify each custodian, parent or guardian, foster care provider, adoptive family, and employee, no less than forty-five days prior to closure.

2. A detailed plan to supervise and manage all adoptive placements;

3. A detailed plan to accommodate all licensed or approved families and birth families to other agencies regarding closure of cases;

4. A detailed plan of reasonable attempts to notify former clients of the child-placing agency's closure;

5. A detailed plan of any arrangements made with another licensed child-placing agency to retain all permanent adoption records and provide post-finalization services; and

6. Arrangements to transfer any other records which must be retained for a specific time period to the department.

History: Effective April 1, 2010; amended effective January 1, 2012; April 1, 2024.

General Authority: NDCC 50-11-03, 50-12-05

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-12-07