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Child Placing & Adoption Agencies

Definition:

Any child welfare agency which places children in foster homes for temporary care or in prospective adoptive homes for adoption. Agencies that arrange for children to receive care in foster homes or in prospective adoptive homes must make arrangements to
assess the placement regarding the appropriateness of the room, board and watchful oversight that the prospective foster or adoptive person or family will provide.

Exemptions:

Child placing services provided by the Department

Type Regulations:

A child placing agency must obtain a license or temporary license.

Legal Authority:

O.C.G.A. § 49-5-3, Title 49- Social Services; Chapter 5- Programs and Protection for Children and Youth; Article 3- Employeesa Records Checks for Day Care Centers

O.C.G.A. § 49-5-8, Title 49- Social Services; Chapter 5- Programs and Protection for Children and Youth; Article 8- Central Child Abuse Registry
    
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-12, Title 49- Social Services; Chapter 5- Programs and Protection for Children and Youth; Article 12- Policy Council for Children and Families   

O.C.G.A. § 49-5-14.1, Title 49- Social Services; Chapter 5- Programs and Protection for Children and Youth; Article 14.1- Foster Parents Bill of Rights
       
The following link will take you to the Georgia General Assembly, Georgia Code website.  Scroll down the page to find O.C.G.A. § 49-5-12.

Official Code of Georgia Annotated 

Rules:

Rules and Regulations for Child Placing Agencies, Chapter 290-9-2, effective April 5, 2000, revised February 13, 2008.

Fees:

• License: No charge

 

Other Resources:

For Providers- Residential Incident Report Form