9. Actual or potential impact of past abuse, neglect or abandonment. (d) Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluations. Psychological or psychiatric evaluations of children known or suspected of having mental health problems must be obtained prior to the adoption placement. Any child who will be placed for adoption with medical subsidy for treatment of a psychological or psychiatric condition must have had such an evaluation within the 12 month period preceding the adoption placement. (e) Heredity. There are no hereditary factors that rule out adoptive planning for a child. Genetic and medical professionals will assist in deciding which hereditary conditions entail significant risk because they limit life expectancy or adversely affect normal development. With the recognition that there are adoptive parents who are willing to accept children with special needs, such conditions must be carefully evaluated. An unfavorable diagnosis does not rule out adoption for the child when there are families willing to assume the risks. (f) Pre-placement Physical Examination. Prior to placement every child must be given a complete physical examination. This will be completed when a specific family is being considered for a child and they express interest in proceeding after having received specific information about the child. Should placement with an identified family not occur after the physical has been completed, another examination will not be necessary if the child is placed with a subsequent family within six months of the date of the physical. No child will be placed without a physical which has been conducted within six months of placement. If the adoptive family prefers, the examination may be completed by the family’s pediatrician at their expense, and a copy provided for the child’s case record. It is important that this examination be thorough and provide the potential adoptive family and the case manager and adoption counselor with a clear understanding of the child’s physical condition. Specific Authority , , , , Law Implemented , , , , History–New 2-14-84, Formerly , Amended 5-20-91, 4-28-92, 4-19-94, 8-17-94, 1-8-95, Formerly , Amended 12-4-97, 8-19-03, 11-30-08. Handout 3.3: Child Study Outline Study of the Child Child Name
9. Actual or potential impact of past abuse, neglect or abandonment. (d) Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluations. Psychological or psychiatric evaluations of children known or suspected of having mental health problems must be obtained prior to the adoption placement. Any child who will be placed for adoption with medical subsidy for treatment of a psychological or psychiatric condition must have had such an evaluation within the 12 month period preceding the adoption placement. (e) Heredity. There are no hereditary factors that rule out adoptive planning for a child. Genetic and medical professionals will assist in deciding which hereditary conditions entail significant risk because they limit life expectancy or adversely affect normal development. With the recognition that there are adoptive parents who are willing to accept children with special needs, such conditions must be carefully evaluated. An unfavorable diagnosis does not rule out adoption for the child when there are families willing to assume the risks. (f) Pre-placement Physical Examination. Prior to placement every child must be given a complete physical examination. This will be completed when a specific family is being considered for a child and they express interest in proceeding after having received specific information about the child. Should placement with an identified family not occur after the physical has been completed, another examination will not be necessary if the child is placed with a subsequent family within six months of the date of the physical. No child will be placed without a physical which has been conducted within six months of placement. If the adoptive family prefers, the examination may be completed by the family’s pediatrician at their expense, and a copy provided for the child’s case record. It is important that this examination be thorough and provide the potential adoptive family and the case manager and adoption counselor with a clear understanding of the child’s physical condition. Specific Authority , , , , Law Implemented , , , , History–New 2-14-84, Formerly , Amended 5-20-91, 4-28-92, 4-19-94, 8-17-94, 1-8-95, Formerly , Amended 12-4-97, 8-19-03, 11-30-08. Handout 3.3: Child Study Outline Study of the Child Child Name