NRS 127B.750: Determination of suitability of prospective adoptive home; prohibited bases for determination; opportunity to review and respond to home study.

1. The Division, in consultation with each agency which provides child welfare services, shall adopt regulations setting forth the criteria to be used by an agency which provides child welfare services for determining whether a prospective adoptive home is suitable or unsuitable for the placement of a child for adoption.

2. Upon the completion of a home study conducted by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 127B.730, the agency which provides child welfare services shall inform the prospective adoptive parent or parents of the results of the home study. If, pursuant to the home study, a determination is made that a prospective adoptive home is unsuitable for placement or detrimental to the interest of the child, the agency which provides child welfare services shall provide the prospective adoptive parent or parents with an opportunity to review and respond to the home study with the agency which provides child welfare services before the issuance of the results of the home study. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, the identity of those persons who are interviewed or submit information concerning the home study must remain confidential.

3. An agency which provides child welfare services shall not determine that a prospective adoptive home is unsuitable for placement or detrimental to the interest of the child solely because the prospective adoptive parent or parents:

(a) Are deaf, are blind or have another physical disability; or

(b) Are the holders of a valid registry identification card.