441—203.1(232) Definitions.
“Children who are difficult to place” means “child” as described in 441—subrule 201.3(1), children under state guardianship for whom an adoptive home is not available within 90 days after termination and children as part of a sibling group of more than three children.
“Iowa adoption exchange system” or “exchange system” is a computerized system established to facilitate the adoptive placement of children by matching children legally available for adoption and approved families desiring to adopt a child who is difficult to place.
“Recruitment, retention, training and support (RRTS) contract” means the state’s contractor(s) responsible for activities related to licensing foster families and approving adoptive families, providing support services to foster and preadoptive families, conducting preservice and in-service training, and assisting in matching children in need of foster home care.
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