REGULATIONS
Rulings
AD/CVD
Notices
HTSUS
U.S. Code
Regs
More
Ports
About
Updates
Apps
Larger font
Smaller font
CustomsMobile Pro
beta now open!
Apply for a FREE beta account. Spaces are limited so apply today.
SIGNUP FOR BETA
SEARCH
Sort by Rank
Titles Ascending
Titles Descending
10 per page
25 Result/page
50 Result/page
Regulations last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025
Title 22 - Foreign Relations last revised: Jan 10, 2025
All Titles
Title 22
Chapter I
Part 96
Subpart F - Subpart F—Standards for Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Approval
LICENSING, COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
§ 96.30 - State licensing and compliance with all applicable laws.
§ 96.31 - Corporate structure.
§ 96.32 - Internal structure and oversight.
§ 96.29 - Scope.
FINANCIAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT
§ 96.33 - Budget, audit, insurance, and risk assessment requirements.
§ 96.34 - Compensation.
ETHICAL PRACTICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
§ 96.35 - Suitability of agencies and persons to provide adoption services.
§ 96.36 - Prohibition on child buying and inducement.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES
§ 96.37 - Education and experience requirements for social service personnel.
§ 96.38 - Training requirements for social service personnel.
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, FEE PRACTICES, AND QUALITY CONTROL POLICIES AND PRACTICES
§ 96.39 - Information disclosure and quality control practices.
§ 96.40 - Fee policies and procedures.
RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS AND RECORDS AND REPORTS MANAGEMENT
§ 96.41 - Procedures for responding to complaints and improving service delivery.
§ 96.42 - Retention, preservation, and disclosure of adoption records.
§ 96.43 - Case tracking, data management, and reporting.
SERVICE PLANNING AND DELIVERY
§ 96.44 - Acting as primary provider.
§ 96.45 - Using supervised providers in the United States.
§ 96.46 - Using providers in foreign countries.
STANDARDS FOR CASES IN WHICH A CHILD IS IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES (INCOMING CASES)
§ 96.47 - Preparation of home studies in incoming cases.
§ 96.48 - Preparation and training of prospective adoptive parent(s) in incoming cases.
§ 96.49 - Provision of medical and social information in incoming cases.
§ 96.50 - Placement and post-placement monitoring until final adoption in incoming cases.
§ 96.51 - Post-adoption services in incoming cases.
§ 96.52 - Performance 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 - Background studies on the child and consents in outgoing Convention cases.
§ 96.54 - Placement standards in outgoing Convention cases.
§ 96.55 - Performance of Convention communication and coordination functions in outgoing Convention cases.
§ 96.56 - [Reserved]
authority:
The Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998), 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000,
42 U.S.C. 14901-14954
; The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-276,
42 U.S.C. 14925.
source:
71 FR 8131, Feb. 15, 2006, unless otherwise noted.
.list_box li,p,.cm-search-info,.cm-search-detail,.abt span,.expand-collapse_top
Get the CustomsMobile app!