Section 109.507 – Access to Department of Human Services records required; access to private agency records discretionary.
(1) The Department of Human Services shall allow an Oregon licensed adoption agency or a third party individual or entity with whom the department or agency has contracted to examine confidential adoption records maintained by the department as part of a search conducted under ORS 109.502. (2) A private adoption agency may allow the department, […]
Section 109.485 – Registry information to be maintained permanently.
Any affidavits filed and other information collected by a registry shall be permanently maintained. [1983 c.672 §13] Note: See note under 109.425.
Section 109.490 – Limits on releasing information.
A registry shall release only information necessary for identifying a birth parent, a putative father, an adult adoptee, an adult genetic sibling, the adult progeny, or the parent or guardian of minor progeny, of a deceased adoptee, a deceased genetic sibling of an adoptee or a deceased birth parent of an adoptee, or the county […]
Section 109.495 – Registrant fee.
Costs of establishing and maintaining a registry may be met through reasonable fees charged to all persons who register. [1983 c.672 §15; 1999 c.650 §2] Note: See note under 109.425.
Section 109.500 – Genetic, social and health history; availability; fee.
(1) A genetic and social history and health history which excludes information identifying any birth parent or putative father, member of a birth parent’s or putative father’s family, the adoptee or the adoptive parents of the adoptee, may be provided, if available, from an agency upon request to the following persons: (a) The adoptive parents […]
Section 109.502 – Search for birth parents, putative father, genetic siblings or county where adoption finalized; who may initiate; information required; fee.
(1)(a) An adult adoptee or the adoptive parent of a minor or deceased adoptee may request the Department of Human Services or the Oregon licensed adoption agency that facilitated the adoption to conduct a search for the adoptee’s birth parents, putative father or, except as otherwise provided in ORS 109.504 (2), for the adoptee’s genetic […]
Section 109.503 – Access to adoption records for search; duties of searcher.
(1) When the Department of Human Services, an Oregon licensed adoption agency or a third party individual or entity to whom the department or agency has delegated, or with whom the department or agency has contracted, to conduct searches under ORS 109.502 is requested to conduct a search under ORS 109.502, the department, agency or […]
Section 109.504 – Effect on subsequent searches when person sought in initial search refuses contact; other restrictions on searches.
(1) If an adult adoptee or the adoptive parent of a minor or deceased adoptee has initiated a search under ORS 109.502, the fact that the person being sought in the original search does not wish to make contact does not prevent the adult adoptee or the adoptive parent from requesting another search for a […]
Section 109.505 – Support services; adoption and reunion issues.
Information about agency and community resources regarding psychological issues in adoption and reunion shall be provided: (1) By the Department of Human Services, an Oregon licensed adoption agency or a third party individual or entity to all persons requesting a search under ORS 109.502; and (2) By the department, an Oregon licensed adoption agency or […]
Section 109.506 – Rulemaking; fees.
The Department of Human Services by rule shall establish: (1) Eligibility standards for Oregon licensed adoption agencies and third party individuals and entities that contract with the department or with an Oregon licensed adoption agency to conduct searches under ORS 109.502; (2) Standards of conduct for Oregon licensed adoption agencies and third party individuals and […]