Good morning! I have several positive developments to share with China families in progress. First CCAA has made very good progress in dossier review over the last two weeks. CCAA has now reviewed dossiers submitted up through 4/30/2009, which is terrific. CCAA has also matched dossiers submitted through 4/11/2006. (This was reported in my last post, so no further progress here, but it was a nice jump of six days, which was also heartening.)
Secondly CCAA posted an announcement this week regarding some changes with the shared list which both Becki and I feel may well be positive developments for Welcome House families in process who are considering adopting a waiting child, though we will need to see how the new and improved shared list works in practice.
As you know, CCAA has eliminated all designated referrals for individual adoption agencies. All waiting children must now be matched through the shared list. In practical terms this means that there will be a greater number of young children with mild correctable medical conditions available for consideration by our families when the next shared list is released. CCAA also announced two other modifications for the shared list this week. During the first month that a child's referral information is available on the shared list, adoption agencies will only be able to lock files for consideration for families with a registered log in date. After a month has passed if a child still remains available for adoption, agencies will be able to lock a file for a family without a log in date. This insures a wider applicant pool for harder to place children. Only allowing families with a log in date to lock new referrals will ensure children are placed as quickly as possible, and also gives families who have been waiting the longest an advantage in matching, which is fair.
The second development, which we also see as positive, is that CCAA will now allow agencies to lock a file for 72 hours, instead of 48 hours. This gives families more time to fully consider everything before they make a determination.
Adoption agencies in the US are still working on a letter to submit to CCAA regarding the shared list, but there is not universal agreement between agencies on recommended changes. It appears that CCAA is aware of the complaints and acted unilaterally in advance of adoption agencies petitioning them. There are some remaining good suggestions from US agencies which have yet to be implemented. Many US agencies would like updated referral information at the child's information is posted for example. I will let you know if further modifications are made, but it appears that CCAA is trying to make things fair, and move things a long a bit, which is great news. I will keep you posted.
Amy
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