Child Placing and Adoption Agencies
Definition:
Any child welfare agency which places children in foster homes for temporary care or in prospective adoptive homes for adoption. Agencies that arrange for children to receive care in foster homes or in prospective adoptive homes must make arrangements to assess the placement regarding the appropriateness of the room, board and watchful oversight that the prospective foster or adoptive person or family will provide.
Exemptions:
Child placing services provided by the Department
Type Regulations:
A child placing agency must obtain a license or temporary license.
Legal Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 49-5-12, 49-5-12.1, 49-2-17, 49-5-3, 49-5-8, and 49-5-60 et seq.
The following link will take you to the Code of Georgia-Free Public Access website Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Rules:
Rules and Regulations for Child Placing Agencies, Chapter 290-9-2, effective April 5, 2000, revised February 13, 2008.
Fees:
License: No charge