Petitions for adoption not to be denied on religious, ethnic, racial, or interfaith backgrounds or sole basis of disability

KRS § 199.471, under PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN -- ADOPTION -- CHILD CARE.

KRS § 199.471

interfaith backgrounds or sole basis of disability. Petitions for adoption of children placed for adoption by the cabinet or a licensed child- placing institution or agency shall not be denied: (1) On the basis of the religious, ethnic, racial, or interfaith background of the adoptive applicant, unless contrary to the expressed wishes of the biological parent or parents; or (2) On the sole basis of a disability of the adoptive applicant without considering whether targeted adaptive or supportive services could enable the applicant to provide essential care and protection for the child.