0250-04-09-.10
Adoptive Home Records
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0250-04-09-.10
(1)
The agency shall maintain written records for each adoptive applicant.
(2)
The adoptive applicants’ record shall include:
STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
CHAPTER 0250-04-09
(a)
A face sheet and signed application.
(b)
Written study of the applicants, with documentation of time, place, and substance of
interviews.
(c)
Documentation of all references.
(d)
All relevant correspondence.
(e)
Physician’s report on the current health of applicants, and any conditions that might
affect the future health or life expectancy of the applicants.
(f)
Verification of marital status.
(3)
After placement of the adoptive home records shall include:
(a)
All items listed under section (2) above.
(b)
Copy of the presentation summary as outlined in 0250-04-09-.10(5)
(c)
The agreement between the agency and the parents regarding the terms of the
placement.
(d)
Recording of postplacement supervisory visits and evaluation of the progress of the
child in the home. Entries shall be dated and shall identify the worker recording the
information.
(e)
Legal documents including the petition to adopt.
(4)
The merged adoptive records shall be forwarded to the Department for sealing within a year
of the finalization of the adoption, unless mandated otherwise by law.
(5)
The Department shall be notified within four months of any adoption disposition other than by
finalization.