Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 50.04 - Screening for public adoption
(1) INFORMATIONAL
MEETINGS.
(a) The department shall offer
informational meetings for prospective adoptive parents considering a public
adoption.
(b) The meetings shall
include information on all of the following:
1. Adoption procedures and
resources.
2. The general
characteristics of children who need or may need adoptive parents under s.
DCF 50.03(1)
(a).
3. The type of prospective adoptive parents
that are most needed based on the most recent assessment under s.
DCF
50.03.
(2) SCREENING FORM.
(a) The department shall provide a screening
form to the prospective adoptive parents at the informational
meeting.
(b) Prospective adoptive
parents may only obtain a screening form at an informational meeting.
(3) SCREENING CRITERIA. The
department may limit the total number of prospective adoptive parents selected
for an adoption home study and shall screen prospective adoptive parents based
on the following criteria:
(a) The home study
of the prospective adoptive parents is likely to be approved.
(b) The prospective adoptive parents would be
a good match for the type of children who are legally free for public adoption
or are at legal risk.
(c)
Prospective adoptive parents willing to accept placement of a child who is at
legal risk.
(d) Preference may be
given to the following types of prospective adoptive parents:
1. Prospective adoptive parents with greater
interest or experience in caring for children with special needs, including
particular types of special needs, particular levels of special needs, or
multiple types of special needs.
2.
Prospective adoptive parents that will accept sibling groups for placement and
encourage and support sibling contact when siblings must be
separated.
(4)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The department may obtain additional information needed
to make a screening decision by requesting additional written information or by
conducting a screening interview.
(5) SCREENING DETERMINATION.
(a)
Deadline for
determination. The department shall determine whether prospective
adoptive parents meet the screening criteria in sub. (3) within 30 days after
receiving all requested information under sub. (4).
(b)
Approval. The department
shall send an application for a home study to prospective adoptive parents that
meet the screening criteria in sub. (3).
(c)
Denial. The department
shall send a written notice of denial to prospective adoptive parents that do
not meet the screening criteria under sub. (3). The notice shall specify the
reasons for the denial and include information on appeal rights under s.
DCF
50.06.
Notes
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