NAC127.256. Duties of agency and prospective adoptive parents after placement of child in adoptive home.

     1. A child-placing agency shall:

     (a) Make at least one supervisory visit to the adoptive home of a child with special needs:

          (1) Per week during the month following the initial placement; and

          (2) Per month until the adoption becomes final. The actual number, timing and place of those visits must be determined for each specific placement.

     (b) Make at least one supervisory visit per month to the adoptive home of a child with no special needs until the adoption becomes final.

     (c) Document all contacts with the prospective adoptive family, child, and other persons who know or have contact with the child.

     (d) Provide consultation with or referral to such community resources as are necessary to meet the child’s needs.

     (e) Assist the prospective adoptive parent to develop any skills related to parenting which may be needed to meet the specific needs of the child to be adopted.

     2. The prospective adoptive parent shall:

     (a) Participate in the supervisory visits made in accordance with this section; and

     (b) Allow the child-placing agency unlimited access to the child.

     3. If the child-placing agency has concerns regarding the placement of a child, the child-placing agency may contact teachers, babysitters, counselors, providers of medical care, governmental agencies, and any other persons who know or have contact with the child for the purpose of ensuring that the specific needs of the child are being met.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, eff. 5-14-96; A by R056-02, 7-30-2002)