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California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35239 - Written Recommendation of Grievance Review Agent and Decision of Director. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former Chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)(A)1.-(a)(1)(A)3.(ii) and
							 NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
3. Renumbering of former section
							 35239 to section
							 35221 filed 5-3-99; operative
							 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
								10553,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								10553(e),
								Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 1 - General and Administrative Requirements › Section 35241 - Additional Administrative Requirements for Intercountry Adoptions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
						  meeting the requirement of Section
						  35039, the agency shall make
						  copies of the following available to all staff:
(1) Federal statutes and regulations
						  pertaining to intercountry adoptions.
(2) Current written information explaining
						  the laws, policies and procedures of any foreign agency.
(3) Either copies of or the requirements
						  contained in all written agreements between the agency and any foreign agency
						  as required in Section
						  35243 below.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 1 - General and Administrative Requirements › Section 35243 - Written Agreement with Foreign Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall have a written agreement
						  with each foreign agency from which the agency places children.
(1) The written agreement between the agency
						  and the foreign agency shall:
(A) Verify that
						  the foreign agency is authorized to place children for intercountry adoption
						  under the laws of the foreign agency's country.
(B) Specify the responsibility of the foreign
						  agency for the care of the child including medical care and financial
						  support.
(C) Specify the authority
						  and responsibility of the foreign agency in relation to placement, disruptions,
						  finalization of the intercountry adoption or return of the child to his or her
						  native country.
(D) Specify that
						  the agency shall notify the foreign agency in writing whenever the adoption
						  cannot be finalized.
(E) Specify
						  the supervision and reporting requirements of the foreign agency.
(F) Specify the policies and procedures for
						  the selection of children through the foreign agency.
(G) Specify responsibility for travel
						  arrangements for the child's transportation from the child's native country to
						  the final California destination.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 1 - General and Administrative Requirements › Section 35245 - Submission of Reports

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The agency shall submit intercountry reports to the
							 department as required including but not limited to the following:
(1) The number of applications
						  pending.
(2) The number of
						  completed Assessments of Applicants.
(3) The number of pending Assessments of
						  Applicants.
(4) The number of
						  adoptions by relatives.
(5) The
						  number of homes awaiting placement of a foreign-born child.
(6) The number of completed intercountry
						  adoptions.
(7) The number of
						  foreign-born children placed by country of origin.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(6) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to
							 section 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								10852,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 1 - General and Administrative Requirements › Section 35247 - Submission of Information to the Department

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Agencies that provide intercountry
						  adoption services shall submit the following information to the department for
						  each adoptive placement of a foreign-born child.
(1) Child's birth name and date of
						  birth.
(2) Names of adoptive
						  parents.
(3) Names of birth
						  parents, if available.
(4) Name of
						  foreign agency.
(5) Name of
						  agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 1 - General and Administrative Requirements › Section 35249 - Requirement for Fee Schedule

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall establish a fee schedule
						  for intercountry adoption services as required by Family Code Section
						  8907.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsection (a) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8900, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8900 and
								8907, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 1 - General and Administrative Requirements › Section 35253 - Staffing and Post-Adoption Services

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements
						  of this article, the agency shall meet all applicable requirements in
						  Subchapter 2, Article 3, Section
						  35021 et seq. and Subchapter 3,
						  Article 3, Section
						  35049 et seq.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 2 - Application for the Placement of a Child for Adoption › Section 35255 - ICA Requirement for Written Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall require a written
						  application prior to making an assessment of any person wishing to adopt a
						  child.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35257 - Requirement for Assessment of Applicant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall make a written
						  assessment of each applicant seeking to adopt children for whom the agency
						  needs adoptive parents in order to determine the applicant's suitability as a
						  prospective adoptive parent.
(1) The written
						  assessment shall be the basis for the agency's decision as to whether the
						  applicant will be approved for the adoptive placement of a
						  child.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35259 - Authority for Disapproval of Applicant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall have the authority to
						  make a determination that the applicant shall not be approved for the adoptive
						  placement of a child at any point in the assessment process.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								16141,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35261 - Requirement for Completion of Assessment Process

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall make a determination
						  that the applicant shall be approved for the adoptive placement of a child only
						  after completing the entire assessment process.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35263 - Intercountry Adoptions Assessment Interview Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall conduct interviews as
						  necessary to make the determination required in Section
						  35257.
(1) The agency shall conduct at least one
						  interview in the home of the applicant.
(2) The agency shall conduct separate
						  interviews with each applicant if more than one applicant.
(3) The agency shall conduct a joint
						  interview with the applicants if there is more than one applicant.
(4) The agency shall conduct interviews with
						  all other adults and have contact with all children who live in the applicant's
						  home.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35265 - Items to be Discussed with Applicant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall discuss the following
						  information with the applicant:
(1)
						  Approximate time it may take to complete each stage of the intercountry
						  adoption process.
(2) Statutory and
						  regulatory requirements for adoption including:
(A) INS requirements including readoption, if
						  applicable.
(B) Foreign agency
						  requirements.
(3)
						  Children available through the agency for adoption.
(4) Agency fees including foreign agency
						  fees.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35267 - Information Transmitted to the Applicant During Assessment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall inform the applicant of
						  the following:
(1) The policies of a foreign
						  agency may preclude placement of a foreign-born child with certain individuals
						  or families.
(2) Availability of a
						  grievance review process in accordance with Subchapter 5, Article 9, Section
						  35233 et seq.
(3) The applicant's responsibility to pay for
						  transportation of the foreign-born child from the child's native country to the
						  child's final destination in California.
(4) The applicant's responsibility for the
						  foreign-born child adopted under the laws of the child's native
						  country.
(5) If the applicant is
						  going to adopt the foreign-born child under the laws of the child's native
						  country:
(A) Readopting the foreign-born child
						  in California when required by INS or petitioning the court for a California
						  birth certificate.
1. The agency that
						  completed the assessment pursuant to Section
						  35257 shall provide all agency
						  services to the applicant to assist him or her in completing the adoption in
						  California to include but not limit to completing the required report to the
						  court required by Subchapter 6, Article 8, Section
						  35313 et
						  seq.
(6) The
						  applicant's responsibility pursuant to Family Code Section
						  8903(b)
						  for the foreign-born child when he or she has received guardianship of the
						  child under the laws of the child's native country.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35269 - Documentation from the Applicant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall obtain the following
						  documentation for all applicants to facilitate the assessment:
(1) Authorization for the release of medical
						  and employment information on the applicant.
(2) Report of medical examination on each
						  applicant.
(A) The report shall be signed by a
						  licensed physician.
(B) The report
						  shall be completed prior to the placement of a child for adoption but not more
						  than one year prior to the commencement of the assessment.
(C) The report shall include a certificate
						  that the individual is free from communicable tuberculosis for each adult
						  residing in the home.
(3)
						  School reports for all school age children residing in the home of the
						  applicant.
(4) At least three
						  letters of reference regarding the suitability of the applicant as an adoptive
						  parent.
(5) The full state and
						  federal criminal record, from the State Department of Justice.
(A) (Reserved)
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35270 - Criminal Background Checks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A licensed adoption agency shall complete
						  a criminal background check of all applicants and any other adults residing in
						  the home to obtain the full state criminal record from the Department of
						  Justice (DOJ) and FBI pursuant to Family Code section
						  8908.
(b) If the applicant or any other person in
						  the household has resided outside of California within the preceding five
						  years, the licensed adoption agency must perform additional child abuse
						  registry checks.
(c) The Agency
						  shall submit one set of fingerprints (electronically or manually) for each
						  applicant to the DOJ.
1. The agency shall
						  clearly indicate "Adoption" on the request to inform the DOJ of the purpose of
						  the criminal record clearance.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35271 - Identification of the Applicant and Evaluation of Specific Characteristics

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The assessment
						  of the applicant shall include:
(1) Obtaining
						  the following identifying information:
(A)
						  Name, date of birth and sex
(B)
						  Current address and telephone number
(C) Blood relationship to child, if
						  any
(D) Race and ethnic background
						  information
(E) Religion
(F) Current employment information
(G) Verification of marital status, if
						  relevant
1. Verification of termination of all
						  prior marriages.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 3 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35273 - Written Notification of Agency's Decision Regarding Placement of a Child and Grievance Review Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall provide the applicant
						  with written notification of its decision regarding the adoptive placement of a
						  child with the applicant.
(1) The agency
						  shall not approve an application for the adoptive placement of a child until
						  the agency has completed the assessment process as specified in Subchapter 6,
						  Article 3, Section
						  35257 et seq.
(2) Written notification of the agency's
						  decision that the applicant is approved for the adoptive placement of a child
						  shall include identification of age, race, gender and characteristics of
						  children considered for placement.
(3) The agency shall not approve an
						  application for adoptive placement of a child prior to receiving written
						  notification from the CDSS Adoptions Services Bureau that the information
						  contained in an FBI criminal record of an applicant does not preclude an
						  adoptive placement.
(4)
						  Notification of the agency's decision not to approve the applicant for the
						  adoptive placement of a child shall include an identification of the factors
						  listed in Section
						  35269 and Section
						  35271 which led to the agency's
						  decision.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35275 - Requirement for Assessment of the Child

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall make a written
						  assessment of the child as required by Family Code Section
						  8909.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)
							 and NOTE filed 10-31-94 as an emergency; operative 11-1-94 (Register 94, No.
							 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-1-95 or
							 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-31-94 order transmitted
							 to OAL 2-27-95 and filed 4-10-95 (Register 95, No.
							 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8900 and
								8909, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35277 - Documentation on the Child

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						  The agency shall obtain documentation on the child to facilitate the
						  assessment, including:
(1) Indentifying
						  information
(2) Medical
						  reports
(3) Psychological
						  evaluations
(4) Scholastic
						  information
(5) Developmental
						  history
(6) Family life
						  history
(7) Certified copy of birth
						  certificate
(8) Race and ethnic
						  background
(9)
						  Religion.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35279 - Documentation from the Foreign Agency Responsible for the Child

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency
						  shall obtain the documentation on the foreign-born child from the foreign
						  agency responsible for the child.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8900 and
								8909, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35281 - Documentation of Unavailability of Information

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall document any
						  unavailability of the documentation required by Section
						  35277 and the reasons for its
						  unavailability.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608,
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8900 and
								8909, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35283 - Content of Assessment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						  The assessment shall include:
(1) Current and
						  anticipated:
(A) Psychological
						  functioning
(B) Scholastic
						  functioning
(C) Social
						  functioning
(D) Health
						  status.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35285 - Completion of Psychological and Medical History Form

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall complete a psychological
						  and medical history form for the child.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608,
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8900 and
								8909, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 4 - Assessment of the Child › Section 35287 - Submission and Discussion of Written Assessment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall submit the written
						  assessment to the prospective adoptive parent and discuss with them the
						  agency's evaluation of the child's current and anticipated functioning as
						  required by Section
						  35283(a)(2) and
						  Family Code Section
						  8909 at least
						  30 days prior to placement of the child in the home.
(1) The prospective adoptive parent shall
						  acknowledge in writing receipt of this information.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 5 - Background Information on the Birth Parents › Section 35289 - Written Information on the Child's Birth Parents

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall obtain the following
						  written information on the child's birth parents:
(1) Identifying information including:
(A) Name
(B) Current address
(C) Date of birth
(D) Sex
(E) Race and ethnic background
(F) Any information required by the foreign
						  agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 5 - Background Information on the Birth Parents › Section 35291 - Information on the Birth Parents from the Foreign Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall obtain the information
						  on the birth parents of the foreign-born child from the foreign agency
						  responsible for the child.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608,
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8900 and
								8909, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 5 - Background Information on the Birth Parents › Section 35293 - Documentation of Unavailability of Information

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall document any
						  unavailability of the information required by Section
						  35289 and the reasons for its
						  unavailability.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608,
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8900 and
								8909, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 5 - Background Information on the Birth Parents › Section 35295 - Submission and Acknowledgment of Nonidentifying Information

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall submit the
						  nonidentifying information regarding the birth parents to the prospective
						  adoptive parent 30 days prior to placement of the child in the home.
(1) The prospective adoptive parent shall
						  acknowledge in writing the receipt of the report.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 7 - Supervision of Adoptive Placement › Section 35299 - Requirement for Supervision of the Adoptive Placement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall supervise the adoptive
						  placement of the child with the prospective adoptive parent unless the child
						  was adopted abroad.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 7 - Supervision of Adoptive Placement › Section 35301 - Commencement and Termination of Supervision

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The agency shall commence supervision of
						  the adoptive placement when the child is placed with the prospective adoptive
						  parent and continue until a final decree of adoption is granted or the child is
						  removed from the home of the prospective adoptive parent.
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect adding new subsection (a) designator and amending NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8621 and
								8901, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8900, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 7 - Supervision of Adoptive Placement › Section 35303 - Exceptions to the Duration of the Supervisory Period

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The duration of the supervisory period
						  shall not be less than six months unless:
(1)
						  The adoptive parent has successfully completed the adoption of another child in
						  California, including an Assessment of the Applicant and supervision by an
						  agency, within the past five years.
(2) The adoptive parent is in the military
						  service of the United States or is employed by the American Red Cross and
						  completion of the six-month supervisory period would delay completion of an
						  adoption which the agency has determined should be
						  completed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 6 - Procedures for Intercountry Adoptions › Article 7 - Supervision of Adoptive Placement › Section 35305 - Services During the Supervisory Period

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) During the supervisory period the agency
						  shall provide the following services as needed to the prospective adoptive
						  parent and to the child to be adopted so that the child may be successfully
						  integrated into the family:
(1) Liaison
						  between the family and:
(A)
						  Schools.
(B) Mental health
						  agencies.
(C) Physical health
						  agencies.
(D) Rehabilitation
						  service agencies.
(E) Other
						  community resources.