10A NCAC 70M .0304     Multiethnic placement act requirements for adoptive home recruitment

(a)  Public adoption agencies shall recruit potential adoptive and foster families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in the State.

(b)  Public adoption agencies shall not deny any person the opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the person or of the child involved.

(c)  Public adoption agencies shall not delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive or foster parent or the child involved.

(d)  Public adoption agencies shall not violate provisions of the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, P.L. 103-382, as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions of 1996, P.L. 104-188, that apply to state or local agencies.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 48-3-204; 131D-10.5; 143B-153;

Eff. October 1, 2008;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2021.