45 CFR § 1355.41 - Scope of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1355.41"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1355.41 - Scope of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1355.41"
section_name: "Scope of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS, ADOPTION ASSISTANCE, AND CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES"
part_number: "1355"
part_name: "GENERAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 620 42 U.S.C. 670 42 U.S.C. 1302."
cfr_part: "1355"
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# 1355.41 Scope of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.
(a) This section applies to state and tribal title IV-E agencies unless indicated for state title IV-E agencies only.
(b) An agency described in paragraph (a) of this section must report information on the characteristics and experiences of a child in the reporting populations described in § 1355.42. The title IV-E agency must submit the information collected to ACF on a semi-annual basis in an out-of-home care data file and adoption assistance data file as required in § 1355.43, pertaining to information described in §§ 1355.44 and 1355.45 and in a format according to ACF's specifications.
[81 FR 90569, Dec. 14, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 28424, May 12, 2020]