Section R. 400.12713 - Adoption placement recordRule 713.
(1) An agency shall permanently retain a case record for each adoptive child after adoptive placement except as identified in subrule (5) of this rule.(2) The record must contain, at a minimum, all the following:(a) Orientation documentation as required by R 400.12604.(b) Evaluation documentation as required by R 400.12708.(c) Placement documentation as required by R 400.12709.(d) Supervision documentation as required by R 400.12712.(3) If a branch or associate office of a child-placing agency ceases to operate, then the agency shall forward the branch's or office's adoption records to the central office of the branch or associate office.(4) If a child-placing agency ceases to operate, then the agency shall forward its records to the department.(5) The department must permanently retain all adoption records for children adopted in Michigan under section 27 b of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.27b. The adoption agency must forward any adoption records for children adopted in Michigan to the department 1 year after finalization of the adoption. The adoption agency may not retain the original copies or any other copies of the adoption records.PART 8
Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12713
1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 12, Eff. 6/26/2023