Utah Admin. Code R512-41-9 - Adoption Committee
(1) An adoption
committee will be appointed in each Child and Family Services region and will
consist of at least three members to include senior-level Child and Family
Services staff and one or more members from an outside agency with expertise in
adoption or foster care.
(2) The
adoption committee is responsible for deciding adoptive parents who can best
meet the needs of a child when the child is not residing with the family that
will adopt. The adoption committee is also responsible for recommending removal
of the child from a placement when indicated.
(3) Anyone who has information regarding the
child and the prospective adoptive parents under consideration may be invited
by the adoption committee to present information but not to participate in the
deliberations.
(4) Any member of
the adoption committee who has a potential conflict of interest must recuse
themselves from the proceeding.
(5)
The adoption committee will reach its decision through consensus. If consensus
cannot be reached, the adoption committee will submit their recommendation to
the region director for a decision.
(6) Child and Family Services will send
written notification of selection to the adoptive parents.
(7) A family or individual that is not
selected for an adoption placement of a specific child shall have no right to
appeal the decision, unless the parents not selected for the adoptive placement
are the child's current foster parents and the foster parents have completed
each of the requirements. If the foster parents are not selected for the
adoptive placement, the foster parents due process rights for removal of a
child apply, in accordance with Rule R512-31.
(8) The adoption committee will make and keep
a written record of their proceedings, which are confidential.
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