Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Division 35 - Children's Division
Chapter 38 - Adoption and Guardianship Subsidy
Section 13 CSR 35-38.030 - Definition of Adoption Services

Universal Citation: 13 MO Code of State Regs 35-38.030

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule defines adoption services.

(1) Adoption services are defined as assessment and evaluation of the child and his/her needs; arrangements for care of the child prior to adoptive placement; placement of the child with an approved adoptive family; placement support activities until the adoption is legally completed; pre- and post-adoptive counseling to natural and adoptive parents regarding adoption; legal services associated with freeing a child for adoption; recruitment, assessment, approval, and selection of appropriate adoptive family resources; medical, dental, psychiatric, or psychological services for the child as needed; subsidized adoption; and cooperation with other state, regional, and national adoption exchanges or photo-listing services for the purpose of assuring permanent care of children.

*Original authority: 207.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1961, 1965, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993.

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