Regulation .03 Regulatory Requirements for Private Adoption Services.

To provide private adoption services, an agency shall:

(1)

Be licensed as a child placement agency by the Administration in accordance with COMAR 07.05.01; and

(2)

Have a written service plan which meets the requirements of this chapter.

To provide adoption search, contact, and reunion services (search services), the agency shall:

(1)

Satisfy the requirements in §A of this regulation; and

(2)

Have a written plan which meets the search services requirements of COMAR 07.02.12.

An agency or individual shall satisfy the requirements of §A of this regulation to:

(1)

Advertise adoption services through the media;

(2)

Conduct public meetings for the purpose of soliciting potential clients; or

(3)

Recruit in any other way potential adoptive parents or locate children for adoption in Maryland.