Adoptive placement services.
Effective Jun 27, 201339 SDR 220Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 187, effective May 29, 1986; 27 SDR 121, effective May 28, 2001; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013. | General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16. | Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-8 , 26-6-16.
The agency shall adopt written policies for the placement of a child free for adoption. The policies must provide for the following:
- (1) Placement into an adoptive home as soon as possible after the child is legally free for adoption;
- (2) Placement of an Indian child according to the Indian Child Welfare Act;
- (3) Placement in the best interests of the child;
- (4) Placement with relatives or extended family members if it is in the best interests of the child;
- (5) Placement to meet the child's distinctive needs;
- (6) Prohibition of placement based solely on the basis of race, color, or national origin of the adoptive or foster parent or the child involved;
- (7) Continuation of services to assist the child and family, including payment of an adoption subsidy, if indicated in the child's case plan; and
- (8) Delivery of a copy of the child's current medical records to the child's adoptive parents.
Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 187, effective May 29, 1986; 27 SDR 121, effective May 28, 2001; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013.
General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.
Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-8 , 26-6-16.