R21-9-201. Who Shall Be Licensed

A. Only the following may perform the adoption services listed in subsection (B): 1. A person licensed as an adoption agency; 2. An employee of or an independent contractor for an adoption agency; 3. A person acting under the direct supervision and control of an adoption agency; or 4. The Department under A.R.S. § 8-131. B. Only the persons or entities listed in subsection (A) may perform the following adoption services: 1. Recruiting a birth parent to place a child through a particular adoption agency; 2. Accepting a birth parent’s relinquishment and consent to adoption; 3. Accepting physical custody of a child for placement into an adoption placement; 4. Placing a child in an adoptive home; 5. Monitoring, supervising, or finalizing an adoption placement; and 6. Providing networking or matching services for a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or a child. C. Notwithstanding subsections R21-9-201(A) and (B), attorneys licensed to practice law in the state of Arizona may participate in direct placement adoptions to the extent allowed by A.R.S. Title 8, Chapter 1, Article 1.