If a parent is considering consenting to an identified adoption, the child-placing agency shall:

1. 1. Provide information relating to the adoption process, information concerning the State Register for Adoptions pursuant to NRS 127A.160 and information relating to counseling services, which must be provided before the parent signs the specific consent to adoption, for the purpose of ensuring that the decision to consent to the adoption of the child is made without coercion and not under duress or undue influence, and to make the placing parent aware of counseling services which can be made available after the execution of the specific consent to adoption to ensure that the placing parent is provided with emotional support;
2. 2. Provide information to the placing parent regarding alternatives to adoption;

3. 3. Obtain information regarding the background of the placing parent for two or three generations, including, without limitation:

   1. (a) The occurrence of any childhood diseases;
   2. (b) Psychiatric and psychological histories;
   3. (c) Demographic information and social history;
   4. (d) Any use of drugs or alcohol;
   5. (e) Abuse of alcohol;
   6. (f) Blood types;
   7. (g) Any congenital deformities;
   8. (h) Prenatal history, including, without limitation, information concerning the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco and prescription medications during pregnancy; and
   9. (i) Any other pertinent information;

4. 4. Obtain, if the child to be placed for adoption has already been born, information regarding:

   1. (a) The developmental and medical history of the child;
   2. (b) The educational and social development of the child;
   3. (c) The personal relationship between the child and the parent, including their attitudes towards one another; and
   4. (d) Any religious affiliation of the child;
5. 5. Advise the placing parent that the placing parent may read the home study of the prospective adoptive parent or parents identified in the specific consent to adoption before the execution of the specific consent to adoption;
6. 6. Facilitate a request pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, if required by chapter 127F of NRS; and
7. 7. Maintain a case file with a record of the information obtained and services provided by the child-placing agency.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 1526)