§ 9-9-508. Rules
The Department of Human Services shall issue such rules as are necessary for implementing this subchapter.
§ 9-9-601. The Governor’s Pro Bono Adoption Service Award
(a) The Governor shall award the Governor’s Pro Bono Adoption Service Award by proclamation in recognition of the efforts and sacrifice of those attorneys who provide adoption services on a volunteer basis. (b) Those receiving the Governor’s Pro Bono Adoption Service Award shall be selected from a list of names that may be submitted annually […]
§ 9-9-701. Streamlined adoptions by the Department of Human Services
(a) (1) A family who adopts a child from the Department of Human Services shall be eligible for the streamlined adoption process if the family chooses to adopt another child from the department and the department selects the family to be the adoptive parents of a child in the custody of the department. (2) The […]
§ 9-9-702. Fast-tracked adoption of Garrett’s Law babies — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “newborn” means an infant who is thirty (30) days of age or younger. (b) If a report of neglect under § 12-18-103(14)(B) is made to the Child Abuse Hotline, the mother has the option to place the newborn for: (1) Adoption through a licensed child placement agency as defined […]
§ 9-9-408. Subsidy agreement required — Commencement of subsidy
(a) When parents are found and approved for adoption of a child certified as eligible for a subsidy and before the final decree of adoption is issued, there must be a written agreement between the family entering into the subsidized adoption and the Department of Human Services. (b) (1) Adoption subsidies, the amount of which […]
§ 9-9-801. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adoption file” means a file maintained by the Department of Health that contains an original birth certificate and adoption decree of an adoptee; (2) “Genetic and social history” has the same meaning as provided under § 9-9-501; and (3) “Requester” means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or […]
§ 9-9-409. Subsidy amounts
(a) The amount of the subsidy may be readjusted periodically with the concurrence of the adopting parents, which may be specified in the adoption subsidy agreement, depending upon a change in circumstances. (b) The subsidy may be for special services not covered by any other available resource, which include health or education services. To ensure […]
§ 9-9-802. Birth parent redaction request and contact preference forms
(a) (1) (A) The Department of Health shall create and make available on its website: (i) A form that a birth parent may use to have his or her name redacted from the copy of an adoption file that a requester receives under § 9-9-803; and (ii) A form that a birth parent may use […]
§ 9-9-410. Subsidy agreements — Duration
(a) (1) The subsidy agreement shall be binding and constitute an obligation against the State of Arkansas until the adopted child reaches the age of eighteen (18) years or the benefits available to him or her under the subsidy agreement are provided by other state or federal programs or the adoptive parents no longer qualify […]
§ 9-9-803. Access to adoption file
(a) Beginning August 1, 2018, a requester may submit a written request for a copy of an adoption file from the Department of Health. (b) (1) A request submitted under this section shall include the requester’s address and notarized signature and satisfactory proof of the requester’s identity as determined by the department. (2) If the […]