Common use of Review of Professional Staff Decisions (Clinical Decisions) Clause in Contracts

Review of Professional Staff Decisions (Clinical Decisions). (a) Applicants who have (i) been accepted for home study and thereafter have had the home study process discontinued by professional staff decision, or (ii) adopted a child from the Agency and been refused an application to adopt another child, have the right to appeal that decision. (b) Xxxxxx shall give applicants who fall under Article 3.5.1(a)(i)or 3.5.1(a)(ii) written notice and explanation of that decision, as well as an explanation of the appeal process, by professional Xxxxxx staff. (c) All applicants who are in either situation (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, and who wish to appeal a staff decision, may meet with the Executive Director to discuss their concerns. The Executive Director has the responsibility to reevaluate each situation and notify the applicant(s) and the staff regarding the future course of action. (d) Applicants who wish to appeal the Executive Director’s decision may petition the Licensing Board of the appropriate jurisdiction. (e) If applicants are disputing an Executive Director’s decision that may be considered “non- clinical” concerning 1) any services or activities of the Agency that require the Initial Here:* AP2Fname Executive Director’s review, and 2) issues related to compliance with the Hague Convention (including the Agency’s use of supervised providers), or the regulations implementing the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA), the applicant will follow the procedures for registering complaints as outlined below in Article 3.5.2.

Review of Professional Staff Decisions (Clinical Decisions). (a) Applicants who have (i) been accepted for home study and thereafter have had the home study process discontinued by professional staff decision, or (ii) adopted a child from the Agency and been refused an application to adopt another child, have the right to appeal that decision. (b) Xxxxxx shall give applicants who fall under Article 3.5.1(a)(i)or 3.5.1(a)(i) or 3.5.1(a)(ii) written notice and explanation of that decision, as well as an explanation of the appeal process, by professional Xxxxxx staff. (c) All applicants who are in either situation (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, and who wish to appeal a staff decision, may meet with the Executive Director to discuss their concerns. The Executive Director has the responsibility to reevaluate each situation and notify the applicant(s) and the staff regarding the future course of action. (d) Applicants who wish to appeal the Executive Director’s decision may petition the Licensing Board of the appropriate jurisdiction. (e) If applicants are disputing an Executive Director’s decision that may be considered “non- non-clinical” concerning 1) any services or activities of the Agency that require the Initial Here:* AP2Fname Executive Director’s review, and 2) issues related to compliance with the Hague Convention (including the Agency’s use of supervised providers), or the regulations implementing the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA), the applicant will follow the procedures for registering complaints as outlined below in Article 3.5.2.