The FAD worker assigned to an adoptive home is not required to have contact with that home if it is on inactive status. However, the FAD worker assigned to the home must contact the family at least once every six months to determine whether the adoptive parents wish to return their home to active status.

If the adoptive parents decide after one year of being on inactive status that they do not want their home to return to active status, the FAD worker must close the home. The exception to this policy is if a home is placed on inactive status for the purpose of receiving adoption assistance.