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  1. Title 22 —Foreign Relations
  2. Chapter I —Department of State
  3. Subchapter J —Legal and Related Services
  4. Part 96 —Intercountry Adoption Accreditation of Agencies and Approval of Persons
  5. Subpart F   View Full Text
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Title 22Foreign RelationsPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of State1 – 199
Subchapter JLegal and Related Services91 – 99
Part 96Intercountry Adoption Accreditation of Agencies and Approval of Persons96.1 – 96.101
Subpart FStandards for Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Approval96.29 – 96.56
§ 96.29Scope.
Licensing, Compliance with Applicable Laws, and Corporate Governance96.30 – 96.32
§ 96.30State licensing and compliance with all applicable laws.
§ 96.31Corporate structure.
§ 96.32Internal structure and oversight.
Financial and Risk Management96.33 – 96.34
§ 96.33Budget, audit, insurance, and risk assessment requirements.
§ 96.34Compensation.
Ethical Practices and Responsibilities96.35 – 96.36
§ 96.35Suitability of agencies and persons to provide adoption services.
§ 96.36Prohibition on child buying and inducement.
Professional Qualifications and Training for Employees96.37 – 96.38
§ 96.37Education and experience requirements for social service personnel.
§ 96.38Training requirements for social service personnel.
Information Disclosure, Fee Practices, and Quality Control Policies and Practices96.39 – 96.40
§ 96.39Information disclosure and quality control practices.
§ 96.40Fee policies and procedures.
Responding to Complaints and Records and Reports Management96.41 – 96.43
§ 96.41Procedures for responding to complaints and improving service delivery.
§ 96.42Retention, preservation, and disclosure of adoption records.
§ 96.43Case tracking, data management, and reporting.
Service Planning and Delivery96.44 – 96.46
§ 96.44Acting as primary provider.
§ 96.45Using supervised providers in the United States.
§ 96.46Using providers in foreign countries.
Standards for Cases in Which a Child Is Immigrating to the United States (Incoming Cases)96.47 – 96.52
§ 96.47Preparation of home studies in incoming cases.
§ 96.48Preparation and training of prospective adoptive parent(s) in incoming cases.
§ 96.49Provision of medical and social information in incoming cases.
§ 96.50Placement and post-placement monitoring until final adoption in incoming cases.
§ 96.51Post-adoption services in incoming cases.
§ 96.52Performance of communication and coordination functions in incoming cases.
Standards for Convention Cases in Which a Child Is Emigrating From the United States (Outgoing Cases)96.53 – 96.56
§ 96.53Background studies on the child and consents in outgoing Convention cases.
§ 96.54Placement standards in outgoing Convention cases.
§ 96.55Performance of Convention communication and coordination functions in outgoing Convention cases.
§ 96.56 [Reserved]
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