Current through October 11, 2024
Section 127.238 - Study of prospective adoptive home: Annual update; removal of name based on update1. A child-placing agency shall annually update the study of the prospective adoptive home of an applicant approved for the placement of a child until:(a) A child is placed with that applicant;(b) The applicant requests that his or her name be removed from the list of approved adoptive homes; or(c) The child-placing agency removes the applicant from the list of approved homes in accordance with subsection 3, whichever occurs first.2. An updated study of a prospective adoptive home must include:(a) All the changes which have occurred since the initial study or the most recent updated study of the home, as appropriate;(b) A request for and review of any reports and investigations made pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS regarding the abuse or neglect of a child by the applicant or any member of the applicant's household who is 18 years of age or older; and(c) A request for and review of any information concerning the applicant or any member of the applicant's household who is 18 years of age or older maintained by local agencies of law enforcement.3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NAC 127.240, a child-placing agency shall remove an applicant from the list of approved adoptive homes if the updated information indicates concerns or conditions which constitute a reason pursuant to NAC 127.240 for a denial of an application for adoption.Nev. Admin. Code § 127.238
Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, eff. 5-14-96; A by R067-99, 11-8-99; R056-02, 7-30-2002