Adoptions International, Inc. (Texas): Violation report October 2007

25 October 2007

This agency has two reports still pending.  One is a report and the other is a inspection. 

Violation Details

Operation Number: 855248-163
Operation Name: Adoptions International, Inc.
Date: 10/25/2007
Standard Number: 749.3623(12)(B)
Standard Description:   Pre-adoptive Home Screening-Obtain, document & assess willingness to provide child opportunity for religious and spiritual development
Technical Assistance Given:   No
 
Narrative
Neither of two home screenings addressed religion of adoptive families and related attitudes pertaining to the adoptive child.

Violation Details

Operation Number: 855248-163
Operation Name: Adoptions International, Inc.
Date: 10/25/2007
Standard Number: 749.3623(14)
Standard Description:   Pre-adoptive Home Screening-Obtain, document & assess sensitivity to, feelings about abused/neglected children if agency may place such children
Technical Assistance Given:   No
 
Narrative
Neither of two home screenings addressed adoptive parents sensitivity to children who may have been abused/neglected.
 
Operation Number: 855248-163
Operation Name: Adoptions International, Inc.
Date: 10/25/2007
Standard Number: 749.3623(3)(A)
Standard Description:   Pre-adoptive Home Screening-Obtain, document & assess residence history: specific addresses & length of time at each for past 10 years
Technical Assistance Given:   No
 
Narrative
Neither of two home screenings documented the adoptive parents 'residence for prior ten years.

Violation Details

Operation Number: 855248-163
Operation Name: Adoptions International, Inc.
Date: 10/25/2007
Standard Number: 749.3627
Standard Description:   Pre-adoptive Home Screening-Document all interviews and attempts to complete interviews in adoptive home record
Technical Assistance Given:   Yes
 
Narrative
Documentation was not clear in either of two home screenings reviewed that all required interviews were completed.

Violation Details

Operation Number: 855248-163
Operation Name: Adoptions International, Inc.
Date: 10/25/2007
Standard Number: 745.623(a)
Standard Description:   Required background check-you must verify and submit all identifying information on persons required to be checked as outlined in 745.615
Technical Assistance Given:   Yes
 
Narrative
Agency has not submitted background checks for adoptive applicants through licensing as required by standards. Agency was overdue for 24 month check on one staff and had not requested check on another contracted staff..

Violation Details

Operation Number: 855248-163
Operation Name: Adoptions International, Inc.
Date: 10/25/2007
Standard Number: 749.553(6)
Standard Description:   Personnel records-Include notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form as specified in Human Resources Code, 42.059
Technical Assistance Given:   Yes
 
Narrative
Staff files did not contain required affidavit.