Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 196 - Human Services Department
Chapter 9545 - PRIVATE CHILD CARING OR PLACING AGENCIES
Part 9545.0835 - ADOPTION PLACEMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Record of child's background and history.
When an agency accepts a child for adoptive placement or facilitates an adoption between a birth parent and a prospective adoptive parent, the agency is responsible for establishing and maintaining a record that meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 257.01 and 259.79.
Subp. 2. Study of applicants to adopt.
An agency must study applicants to adopt a child in accordance with the procedures and criteria specified in part 9560.0140 for determining suitability of adoptive parent.
Subp. 3. Adoption-related foster care.
When an agency temporarily places a child in foster care while the child is being legally freed for adoption or while an alternative to a disrupted adoptive placement is being arranged, the foster care provider must be licensed under parts 9545.0010 to 9545.0260.
Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.03; 317A.907