Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-201 - Who Shall be Licensed

A. Only the following may perform the adoption services listed in subsection (B):

1. A person licensed as an adoption agency;

2. An employee of or an independent contractor for an adoption agency;

3. A person acting under the direct supervision and control of an adoption agency; or

4. The Department under A.R.S. § 8-131.

B. Only the persons or entities listed in subsection (A) may perform the following adoption services:

1. Recruiting a birth parent to place a child through a particular adoption agency;

2. Accepting a birth parent's relinquishment and consent to adoption;

3. Accepting physical custody of a child for placement into an adoption placement;

4. Placing a child in an adoptive home;

5. Monitoring, supervising, or finalizing an adoption placement; and

6. Providing networking or matching services for a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or a child.

C. Notwithstanding subsections R21-9-201(A) and (B), attorneys licensed to practice law in the state of Arizona may participate in direct placement adoptions to the extent allowed by A.R.S. Title 8, Chapter 1, Article 1.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-9-201

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3524, effective 1/24/2016.