What are the requirements for acquiring the medical and social records of the child in an incoming case?
In order to meet accreditation and approval standards relating to the provision of medical and social information in incoming cases, an agency or person must provide a copy of the child’s medical records (including, to the fullest extent practicable, a correct and complete English-language translation) to the prospective adoptive parent(s) as early as possible, but no later than two weeks before the adoption or placement for adoption, or two weeks before the date on which the prospective adoptive parent(s) travel to the country of origin to complete procedures there relating to the adoption or placement for adoption, whichever is earlier. If any of these medical records is a summary or compilation of other medical records, the agency or person must include the underlying medical records, if available. It must also provide any untranslated medical reports, videotapes or other reports and provide an opportunity for the client(s) to arrange for their own translation, including into a lang
