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M North Carolina provides a fund to pay a specialized agency's fees to recruit, train, provide supervisory services in out of state placements to enhance adoption opportunities for children. The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 clearly prohibits States from denying or delaying the placement of a child for adoption when an approved family is available outside of the jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of a child. Requests for assistance can be made after negotiating the service fee by contacting the Special Needs Adoption Coordinator of the NC Division of Social Services. THE PREPLACEMENT ASSESSMENT ❑ Adoptive applicants can be single or married and must be at least 18 years of age; if under the age of 18, the individual must be married or emancipated under applicable state law. ❑ The Preplacement Assessment is based upon at least one interview in the home with each individual being assessed. ❑ There are no income requirements for adoption, although property, income and financial information are to be provided as part of the Preplacement Assessment. ❑ Age, race, ethnicity, religious preference, marital /family status and history, physical and mental health, educational /vocational /skills, reasons seeking adoption /non- identifying description of any child located for adoption and criminal history information are all required in the Preplacement Assessment. ❑ The individual(s) must also address any previous requests and subsequent outcome of a Preplacement Assessment, as well as information whether they have been a respondent in domestic violence proceedings or child abuse, neglect, dependency or delinquency proceedings involving a minor child. ❑ Any other fact or circumstance relevant to the individual's suitability to be an adoptive parent must also be addressed. ❑ The Preplacement Assessment shall be prepared and typed and presented to the adoptive applicants for review; relevant agency policies and procedures shall be shared with each prospective adoptive applicant. ❑ The Preplacement Assessment must be current with 18 months prior to the placement date as approved by Adoption Committee. ❑ Physical examinations of the prospective family members must be current within one year of the date of placement ❑ The Preplacement Assessment must have the results of the State and Federal Criminal Records checks as outlined in NCGS 48 -3 -309 prior to approval of the content by the Placement or Community -Based Services Supervisor. ❑ Preplacement Assessments completed by Cabarrus County DHS staff or contract workers must be approved by Adoption Committee (see page 8 for a detailed description of the Committee's roles and responsibilities). 1303 S. Cannon Blvd • Kannapolis, North Carolina 28083 • State Courier #: 05 -09 -02 •704.920.1400 • Fax 704.920.1401 www.cabarruscounty.us/aovernment/departments/social-services Striving to improve the quality of life in the community for all citizens. Attachment number 1 F -2 Page 57