62A-4a-710 - Interjurisdictional home study report.
62A-4a-710. Interjurisdictional home study report.
(1) The state of Utah may request a home study report from another state or an IndianTribe for purposes of assessing the safety and suitability of placing a child in a home outside ofthe jurisdiction of the state of Utah.
(2) The state of Utah may not impose any restriction on the ability of a state agencyadministering, or supervising the administration of, a state program operated under a state planapproved under Section 42 U.S.C. 671 to contract with a private agency to conduct a home studyreport described in Subsection (1).
(3) When the state of Utah receives a home study report described in Subsection (1), thehome study report shall be considered to meet all requirements imposed by the state of Utah forcompletion of a home study before a child is placed in a home, unless, within 14 days after theday on which the report is received, the state of Utah determines, based on grounds that arespecific to the content of the report, that making a decision in reliance on the report would becontrary to the welfare of the child.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2007 General Session