26-4-9.1Adoption services program established--Rules adopted.

The Department of Social Services shall establish a program of adoption services. The secretary of social services may adopt reasonable and necessary rules for the operation of the program of adoption services including:

(1)    Program administration;

(2)    Adoptive applications and placements;

(3)    Investigations and studies;

(4)    Qualifications for adoptive families;

(5)    Postadoptive services;

(6)    Protection of records and confidential information required by statutory law to be held confidential; and

(7)    Establishing reasonable fees consistent with the costs of such services.

Source: SL 1970, ch 147, § 2; SL 1981, ch 199, § 10.