Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-5-418

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R21-5-418 - Post-placement Supervision: Non-foster Parent Placement

A. When a child is placed for adoption with a person who is not the child's foster parent, a case manager from the adoption entity shall visit the home within 30 calendar days of the date of adoptive placement to:

1. Ensure that the adoptive parent received all available non-identifying information from the adoption entity on the child;

2. Address any questions or concerns the adoptive parent or child may have about the adoption process or placement;

3. Ensure that the family has addressed the educational needs of a school-age child; and

4. Ensure that an adoptive parent who works has made appropriate child care arrangements.

B. Following the initial placement visit in subsection (A), a case manager from the adoption entity shall:

1. Visit the adoptive family at least once every three months until the adoption is finalized:

a. Except, when the adoptive child is a child with special needs, the visits shall occur at least once a month; and

b. During the first six months following the initial placement visit, at least alternating visits shall occur at the adoptive family's home;

2. Interview all members of the adoptive family's household during the placement supervision period;

3. Discuss how the child and the adoptive parent's family are adapting, the current relationship among members of the adoptive parent's family, and the following issues with the adoptive parent if appropriate in light of the child's age and development:

a. How the presence of the child has changed familial relationships;

b. How the child and the extended family view each other;

c. The role each family member has assumed regarding child care and discipline;

d. How the adoptive parent is coping with the needs and demands of the placed child;

e. How the child challenges or tests the placement and how the family reacts to these episodes, including any feelings of insecurity about the propriety of the family members' response;

f. How the family perceives the child's sense of identity and the need to fill in gaps in the child's history; and

g. How the child has adjusted to the school environment;

4. If developmentally appropriate, privately interview the child about:

a. The child's feelings about the adoption;

b. How the child and family are adapting; and

c. The child's relationships with the members of the family.

C. The case manager shall document all contacts and communications made under this Section.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-5-418

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3256, effective 1/24/2016.