Suspension Of An
Adoptive Home Assessment

PURPOSE:

To ensure the appropriate suspension of any Adoptive Family Assessment process consistent with Administrative Code HFS 51.

1. If the applicant temporarily fails to meet the eligibility criteria under HFS 51.07(8) or the applicant is not ready to complete the adoptive family assessment process, but is likely to remedy the circumstances within six (6) months, the assigned adoption social worker, with supervisory approval, may suspend the application process. The decision to suspend the adoption application must be documented on the Adoptive Family Assessment Suspension Form, accessed from the Home Provider License window in WiSACWIS, and must be maintained in the applicant’s record.
2. The assigned adoption social worker must notify the applicant of the suspension decision within five (5) working days of the approval of the adoption supervisor’s approval. The decision must be provided to the applicant in writing and must include the following information:

• The decision to suspend the adoptive family assessment process;
• The reason(s) for the decision;
• The conditions upon which the adoptive family assessment process may be resumed; and
• The process by which the applicant informs the Adoption Program of any remedied concerns.

3. If the conditions for a suspension of the adoptive family assessment process are remedied at any time within six (6) months of the date of the written notice of the suspension, the assigned adoption social worker must ensure that the adoptive family assessment process is resumed immediately upon remedying the condition that led to the suspension. A copy of the written notice must be maintained in the applicant’s record.
4. If the conditions for the suspension are not remedied within six (6) months of the date of the written notice for suspension the assigned adoption social worker must ensure that the application is closed and provide written notice of the closing to the applicant(s).

Adoptive Family Assessment Suspension (CFS-2109T)

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Last Revised: June 16, 2008