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199.565 Statewide swift adoption procedures -- Protocol -- Teams -- Quarterly
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The Department for Community Based Services shall develop a written
protocol for statewide swift adoption procedures to decrease the length of time
necessary to complete the adoption process for children who are committed to
the cabinet. The protocol shall establish outcome measures for the adoption
process, and identify all state, local, and federal agencies, and other entities
required to provide services in the adoption process.
The department shall develop swift adoption teams to expedite the adoption
process for children who are committed to the cabinet. Swift adoption teams
shall include department personnel representing the state, district, and local
levels. The swift adoption teams shall operate under the protocol developed
pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Case referrals to swift adoption
teams shall be accepted from social services offices from across the state.
The department shall issue a quarterly report which shall provide the status of
the teams' goals and objectives and identify all adoption proceedings in which
the teams have participated during the three (3) month period examined in the
quarterly report. The report shall include:
(a) The number and location of all committed children placed for adoption;
(b) All options made available to those populations;
(c) The experience and activity for each case;
(d) The successful adoptions and locations;
(e) The status of all cases in which the teams have participated;
(f) The identity of all agencies involved in the adoption process;
(g) An evaluation of the team efforts for the quarter; and
(h) A report of initiatives for the swift adoption process for the upcoming
quarter.
The quarterly report shall also include recommendations for changes in
statutes, administrative regulations, and policies that would enable the
department to further improve the timeliness of adoption placements. The
report shall be provided to the Governor, the Legislative Research
Commission, and the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 19, effective July 14, 2000. -Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 325, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.
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