7 AAC 53.210 - Determination and disclosure
(a) A prospective
adoptive parent or guardian must cooperate with the department to meet accepted
standards as an adoptive parent or guardian, including successfully passing a
fingerprint-based criminal background check in accordance with
AS
47.05.300-47.05.390. The department will
make a determination under this subsection after conducting a home study under
AS
25.23.200.
(1) submit an application to the department
to adopt or become a guardian to a hard-to-place child with special needs;
and
(2) cooperate with the
department as it determines whether the applicant meets accepted standards as
an adoptive parent or guardian, including successfully passing a criminal
background check; the department will make a determination under this paragraph
after conducting a home study under
AS
25.23.200.
(b) After determining that a child is a
hard-to-place child with special needs under
7
AAC 53.205, and that the adoptive parent or guardian
meets accepted standards, including the positive results of a home study and
successfully passing a criminal background check, the department will fully
disclose to the adoptive parent or guardian the child's background, including
known or potential problems.
Notes
Authority:AS 13.26.153
AS 25.23.100
AS 25.23.200
AS 25.23.230
AS 47.14.100
AS 47.14.120
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