Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.04.18.355
An agency that accepts custody of a child from a birth parent(s) must provide services for the parent(s) either directly or through cooperative arrangements. The agency must ensure that the legal rights of the birth parent(s) are protected including checking the putative father registry and release of records, under Title 16, Chapter 15, Idaho Code, and Title 16, Chapter 20, Idaho Code, "Termination of Parental Rights and Adoptions." The agency will respect the expressed desires of either or both birth parents to provide for continuity of identity of the child's religious, cultural, racial, linguistic, and ethnic background, provided the desired request does not deny or delay placement for adoption under the Multi-ethnic Placement Act (MEPA), P.L. 103-382 and P.L. 104-188, 42 USC, Section 622, and provided such considerations are legal.
Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.04.18.355