Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 333.3 - Authorization of Child Placing Agencies/Agents
a) In order to place a foreign born child in
the State of Illinois for the purpose of adoption:
1) an in-state agency must be licensed as a
child welfare agency as defined by Illinois law.
2) agencies in Interstate Compact States must
be licensed as a child placing agency by the state in which they are located
and must comply with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children.
3) all foreign placing
agencies must submit:
A) a license or court
documents which authorize that agency to place children for adoption.
B) sample documents and supportive material
that document their procedures for working with Illinois families and ability
to meet the Illinois pre-adoption requirements listed in Section
333.4.
b) The Department shall
give due consideration to the substitution of specific required documents
where, for good reason, non-U.S. based placing agencies are unable to meet the
established requirements for qualifications as an authorized agency.
c) A person, agency or organization other
than a licensed child care institution or child welfare agency, may not receive
a foreign child without prior notice to and approval of, the
Department.
d) Any placing party
which knowingly or repeatedly submits incomplete, inaccurate, false or
misrepresentative credentials or information regarding children shall be
precluded from placing children in the State of Illinois. Such placing party
may again be authorized by approval of the Intercountry Adoption Coordinator,
upon satisfactory proof that such practices have been eliminated.
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