Section 8704.5.

(a) A foster care license or certification shall not be required for placement of a nondependent child who is relinquished for adoption to a licensed private adoption agency, if the child is placed in the care of prospective adoptive parents who have an approved adoption home study that meets the criteria established by the department for home studies conducted within the state.

(b) A placement made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed 30 days. If an adoptive placement or application for foster care licensure or certification does not occur within the 30 days, the licensed private adoption agency shall place the child in a home that is licensed or certified for foster care unless the prospective adoptive parent or parents are appointed by the court as the legal guardian or guardians of the child.

(c) During a placement made pursuant to subdivision (a), the licensed private adoption agency shall conduct in-home supervisory visits no less than once every 30 days.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 462, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2012.)