22 CFR Part 96 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACCREDITATION OF AGENCIES AND APPROVAL OF PERSONS

  1. Subpart A - General Provisions (§§ 96.1 - 96.3)
  2. Subpart B - Selection, Designation, and Duties of Accrediting Entities (§§ 96.4 - 96.11)
  3. Subpart C - Accreditation and Approval Requirements for the Provision of Adoption Services (§§ 96.12 - 96.17)
  4. Subpart D - Application Procedures for Accreditation and Approval (§§ 96.18 - 96.21-96.22)
  5. Subpart E - Evaluation of Applicants for Accreditation and Approval (§§ 96.23 - 96.28)
  6. Subpart F - Standards for Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Approval (§§ 96.29 - 96.56)
  7. Subpart G - Decisions on Applications for Accreditation or Approval (§§ 96.57 - 96.61)
  8. Subpart H - Renewal of Accreditation or Approval (§§ 96.62 - 96.64)
  9. Subpart I - Routine Oversight by Accrediting Entities (§§ 96.65 - 96.67)
  10. Subpart J - Oversight Through Review of Complaints (§§ 96.68 - 96.73)
  11. Subpart K - Adverse Action by the Accrediting Entity (§§ 96.74 - 96.80)
  12. Subpart L - Oversight of Accredited Agencies and Approved Persons by the Secretary (§§ 96.81 - 96.89)
  13. Subpart M - Dissemination and Reporting of Information by Accrediting Entities (§§ 96.90 - 96.94)
Authority:
The Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998), 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. 14901-14954; The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-276, 42 U.S.C. 14925.
Source:
71 FR 8131, Feb. 15, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
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