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the parent’s child for adoption. If possible, the licensee shall involve both parents of a child referred and the child, taking into account the child’s age and capacity to understand, in the intake evaluation. (b) The intake evaluation in (a) of this section is not required before placement

(1) if an intake evaluation and a level II approval to place has been documented in a referral or application for services;

(2) in accepting a referral from a state placing worker to place a child in state custody;

(3) in an emergency placement, including placement of a runaway child; or

(4) in a placement for respite for the child’s primary caregiver when the placement will not exceed two weeks. (c) Except for the emergency placement of a runaway child, in an emergency placement, the intake evaluation required by (a) of this section must be completed within 30 days of the placement, including approval by a level II child placing worker. For emergency placement of a runaway child, the intake evaluation and approval must be completed within 10 days of the placement. (d) The intake evaluation required by (a) of this section must include

(1) unless the child is a child in state custody, reasons why each parent is considering placement, including a description of the child’s behavior and how the family responds to the behavior;

(2) significant and related family history, including professional evaluations, if available;

(3) situational stresses currently affecting the family, including financial, housing, employment, medical, or health considerations, and substance use of the family;

(4) the strengths of the family members and previous ways of coping with similar problems;

(5) the child’s tribe and clan, if the child is a member of an Indian tribe or is eligible for membership in a tribe and is the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe. so that the agency may meet the requirements of ICWA;

(6) developmental, social. educational, medical. and mental health history of the child, including prenatal factors, if possible;

(7) alternatives to placement. including short-term help from friends, extended family, neighbors, or tribal or clan members;

(8) services that may prevent the need for placement of the child;

(9) social, medical, and mental health history of each parent and siblings;

(10) special needs of the child or parent and special talents, abilities, or interests of the