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PART 421

STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR ADOPTION SERVICES

(Statutory authority: Social Services Law, Sections 20, 34,

372-b, 372-d, 372-e, 383-c, 384, 398, 398-b, 450,

453, 455, 458; L. 1986, ch. 451)

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421.1 Definitions

421.2 Principles of adoption services

421.3 General requirements

421.4 Services to biological parent or legal guardian

421.5 Services to fathers of out-of-wedlock children

421.6 Surrender

421.7 Termination of parental rights

421.8 Services to children

421.9 Purchase-of-service contracts

421.10 Community relations and recruiting

421.11 First contact with prospective adoptive parents

421.12 Application

421.13 Application acceptance

421.14 Waiting lists

421.15 Adoption study process

421.16 Adoption study criteria

421.17 Finding a child

421.18 Special provisions for adoptive placement

421.19 Foster parents

421.20 Records and reports

421.21 Reimbursement for adoption expenditures

421.22 Apportioning reimbursement

421.23 Claiming

421.24 Adoption with subsidy

421.25 Agency staff review and evaluation