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Many prospective adoptive parents have expressedconcerns over the DOS list of Hague Accredited andApproved Entities that was published on Friday,February 29, 2008. The published list is substantiallyshorter than the list of agencies that applied foraccreditation. According to the DOS, the accreditingagencies, COA and Colorado, will continue to reviewapplications on a daily and weekly basis and newagencies can be accredited at any time. All agenciesthat are accredited before April 1 will be able towork on Hague Convention cases from the day theConvention enters into force for the U.S. Many of theagencies that applied by the November 2006 deadlineare pending and may very well be accredited in theshort or medium term if the accrediting entitydetermines they have met the accreditation standards.If you know that your agency applied for accreditationbut they do not appear on the DOS list - don't panic.Contact your agency or the accrediting entity and askfor their current status.A list of agencies that were denied accreditation should be published by the DOS around July 1, 2008.Contact Information for COA:Phone: (212) 797-3000FAX: (212) 797-1428120 Wall Street, 11FloorNew York, NY 10005Richard KlarbergPresident/ Chief Executive Officerrklarberg@coanet.orgJayne SchmidtHague Project Managerjschmidt@coanet.orgContact Information for Colorado:Marva Livingston HammonsExecutive DirectorDepartment of Human ServicesState of Colorado1575 Sherman StreetDenver, CO 80203-1714Tel: 303.866.5700Fax: 303.866.4047Gina Pollock
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Many prospective adoptive parents have expressedconcerns over the DOS list of Hague Accredited andApproved Entities that was published on Friday,February 29, 2008. The published list is substantiallyshorter than the list of agencies that applied foraccreditation. According to the DOS, the accreditingagencies, COA and Colorado, will continue to reviewapplications on a daily and weekly basis and newagencies can be accredited at any time. All agenciesthat are accredited before April 1 will be able towork on Hague Convention cases from the day theConvention enters into force for the U.S. Many of theagencies that applied by the November 2006 deadlineare pending and may very well be accredited in theshort or medium term if the accrediting entitydetermines they have met the accreditation standards.If you know that your agency applied for accreditationbut they do not appear on the DOS list - don't panic.Contact your agency or the accrediting entity and askfor their current status.A list of agencies that were denied accreditation should be published by the DOS around July 1, 2008.Contact Information for COA:Phone: (212) 797-3000FAX: (212) 797-1428120 Wall Street, 11FloorNew York, NY 10005Richard KlarbergPresident/ Chief Executive Officerrklarberg@coanet.orgJayne SchmidtHague Project Managerjschmidt@coanet.orgContact Information for Colorado:Marva Livingston HammonsExecutive DirectorDepartment of Human ServicesState of Colorado1575 Sherman StreetDenver, CO 80203-1714Tel: 303.866.5700Fax: 303.866.4047Gina Pollock