Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12607 - Agency recommendation

Rule 607.

(1) An agency shall recommend the appropriate action consistent with the facts contained in the adoptive evaluation. An agency shall make a written recommendation based on the findings of the adoptive family evaluation.

(2) The recommendation must include all the following:

(a) Be in writing.

(b) Contain approval or denial of the applicants for adoption by a social service supervisor.

(c) If approved, the number, SOGIE, age, race, ethnic background, religion or spirituality, and characteristics of adoptive children who may be placed in the adoptive applicants' home. A child's racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, heritage, and background may only be considered if an assessment of the individual child indicates that such consideration is in the best interests of the child.

(3) If an agency concludes that an individual is not approved, then the basis for the decision must be specified in the recommendation.

(4) An agency shall provide the applicants for adoption with a signed and dated copy of the evaluation and recommendation upon its completion.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12607

1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 12, Eff. 6/26/2023