Adoption F.A.Q.
This section is created so you can have question and answers to some common queries about our Adoption services.
Answers to Frequently Asked Question regarding Adoption.
Q. 1 What information should I expect/request from the adoption agency and orphanage?
Q. 2 What can I expect from the pre-adoption evaluation?
Q. 3 What is the cost for a Pre-adoption consultation?
Q. 4 Will my insurance cover this evaluation?
Q. 5 If I decide I want a pre-adoption evaluation, what do I do?
Q. 6 How do I pay for Services provided?
Q. 7 What will the pre-adoption report include?
Q. 8 What is the best country to adopt from?
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What
information should I expect/request from the adoption agency and orphanage? |
| Answer |
Just like with any type of medical evaluation the doctor needs to
know the following: maternal history, birth history (prenatal care if any, birth
weight, height, and head circumference, gestational age, Apgar scores), medical
examinations, tests, and hospitalizations.
Ongoing measurements over time are extremely helpful to assess growth. Current
developmental milestones (vocalizing, sitting alone, eating semisolid food,
strong eye contact) are also helpful.
Sometimes statements are available from the caregivers about the child’s
personality, demeanor, and skills. It’s very helpful if the orphanage doctors
give an opinion about whether the child has any signs of fetal alcohol syndrome,
genetic syndromes or any other type of medical issues. |
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What
can I expect from the pre-adoption evaluation? |
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Often the decision to
accept a child for adoption must be made quickly. There is a minimal turnaround
time on all pre-adoption medical record documents and videotape reviews. Every
effort will be made to return a written and verbal review of the materials as
soon as possible. A written report will be sent to your home for your records
upon completion. The report will include general impressions about the growth,
developmental and emotional status of the child at the time of the recording. In
addition, we may be able to provide impressions concerning the child's overall
health status. The doctors will later call you to go over the entire report as
well as answer any questions that the parent may have. |
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What is the cost
for a Pre-adoption consultation? |
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Standard
Consultation fee structure:
1) One trip adoption
process $350. We evaluate video, pictures, medical records
and provide a detailed medical report as well as a telephone review with the
adopting parents. Additional videos, pictures or medical report will be
charged at $100 per consultation and written
report.2) Two trip adoption
process $500.
We evaluate the initial video tapes,
pictures, medical records and provide a detailed medical report as well as a
telephone review with the adopting parents. We then will upon the initial visit
have the parents prepare special video recordings to review the actual
development of the child, and to take detailed and specific photos. Upon
returning, we will review this new medical data and add it to our report.
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Will my
insurance cover this evaluation? |
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Since you have not formally adopted
your child at the time of the pre-adoption medical evaluation your insurance
will not cover the cost. Due to this, the Doctors at Adoptiondoctors.com cannot
bill your insurance for the pre-adoption evaluation services. The cost of your
evaluation can be paid by check that needs to be sent with your records. If
you decide that after the adoption you wish to see any of these doctors for
medical care, we will be able to bill your insurance through our general
pediatric office. |
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If I decide I want
a pre-adoption evaluation, what do I do? |
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If you decide to have a
pre-adoption evaluation you will need to fill out the Pre-adoption Information
Sheet and the consent form. This form should be completed emailed
initially in order to schedule the evaluation with a particular Physician as
well as being mailed to us with the medical records package.
In order to expedite your pre-adoption review, the following information must be
completed before your pre-adoption evaluation can occur:
completed pre-adoption information sheet and signed consent
formpictures or other documents to be reviewed with your
initials and the dateEnglish translation of the medical records and native
language records video tape. |
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How do I pay
for Services provided? |
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Presently we accept only check or money
orders. We will in the near future accept credit cards or paypal. Please make
the check payable to the physician who will be performing your evaluation and not
to Adoptiondoctors |
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What will the
pre-adoption report include? |
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A verbal report and written report:
will be provided within 72 hours upon receipt of materials. We can often provide
this feedback within 24-48 hours, depending on schedules. The written report
will be mailed, emailed or faxed. After careful parental evaluation of the
report, a telephone conference will be provided with the consulting physician. |
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What is the
best country to adopt from? |
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There is no best country to adopt from,
this is really a personal choice. Some people look at their family
history, others have an interest in particular cultures and are drawn to
political issues in a country, (i.e. an infant girl abandonment in China or
poverty in Eastern Europe). A family can be created from any country. |
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