2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 143 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS (§§ 14901 - 14954)
Subchapter II - PROVISIONS RELATING TO ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL (§§ 14921 - 14924)
Section 14921 - Accreditation or approval required in order to provide adoption services in cases subject to the...
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 143 - INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS SUBCHAPTER II - PROVISIONS RELATING TO ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL Sec. 14921 - Accreditation or approval required in order to provide adoption services in cases subject to the Convention |
| Contains | section 14921 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-279, title II, §201, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 830. |
| Statutes at Large References | 114 Stat. 830 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 106-279 |
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Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no person may offer or provide adoption services in connection with a Convention adoption in the United States unless that person—
(1) is accredited or approved in accordance with this subchapter; or
(2) is providing such services through or under the supervision and responsibility of an accredited agency or approved person.
(b) ExceptionsSubsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Background studies and home studiesThe performance of a background study on a child or a home study on a prospective adoptive parent, or any report on any such study by a social work professional or organization who is not providing any other adoption service in the case, if the background or home study is approved by an accredited agency.
(2) Child welfare servicesThe provision of a child welfare service by a person who is not providing any other adoption service in the case.
(3) Legal servicesThe provision of legal services by a person who is not providing any adoption service in the case.
(4) Prospective adoptive parents acting on own behalfThe conduct of a prospective adoptive parent on his or her own behalf in the case, to the extent not prohibited by the law of the State in which the prospective adoptive parent resides.
(Pub. L. 106–279, title II, §201, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 830.)
References in TextThis subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 106–279, Oct. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 830, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.
Effective DateSection effective upon entry into force for the United States of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, pursuant to Article 46(2)(a) of the Convention, with transition rule, see section 505(a)(2), (b) of Pub. L. 106–279, set out as an Effective Dates; Transition Rule note under section 14901 of this title.
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