Section 127.440 - Provision of certain information regarding child to adoptive family before placement in adoptive home; compliance with NRS 127.330 Before an agency which provides child welfare services places a child in an adoptive home, the agency shall:
1. Provide the adoptive family with information, in a written form that does not provide identifying information of the biological parents, regarding the background of the child. The information must include:(a) The information set forth in:(1) Subsection 4 of NAC 127.371; and(2) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 of NAC 127.380;(b) An analysis of the personality and temperament of the child;(c) The developmental and familial history of the child;(d) Copies of any available medical records regarding the child;(e) The reasons for the relinquishment of the child; and(f) If the child was in foster care:(1) The reason the child was placed in foster care, including any history pertinent to the abuse, neglect or abandonment of the child; and(2) A history of the child's previous placements outside his or her home, including, without limitation, foster care and adoptive placements, that does not reveal the names or identities of any foster or adoptive parents.2. In addition to any other information provided to an adoptive parent, provide to the adoptive parent the report required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 127.152. The agency shall obtain written confirmation that the adoptive parent has received the report.3. Comply with all applicable requirements of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, as set forth in NRS 127.330.Nev. Admin. Code § 127.440
Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R056-02, eff. 7-30-2002