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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 07.05.03.08" title_num="07" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="03" heading="Adoptive Parent Recruitment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The agency shall have a written plan for continuous recruitment of adoptive homes which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The categories of children to be served;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Recruitment methods for adoptive homes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Recruitment resources;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Time-related goals for applicant recruitment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Designated recruitment staff;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Methods of disseminating information about:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individual children available for adoption, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>All children available for adoption; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Funding to implement the recruitment plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An agency unable to recruit an adoptive home for a child within the agency's resources shall refer the child to MARE, other local and national adoption exchanges, and collaborating agencies until it obtains an appropriate placement for the child.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The agency shall provide information to prospective adoptive parents about the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Adoption process and its approximate length;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Agency's policies and practices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Legal procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Categories of children available;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Fees and the availability of subsidies; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Right to appeal agency decisions.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>