Section 5-412 – Duties of Director of Administration
The Director of the Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Section 5-415 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Adoption Subsidy Act”.
Section 5-4A-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Administration” means the Social Services Administration of the Department. (c) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case. (d) “Residence state” means the state where the child lives.
Section 5-3B-27 – Adoption of Child Conceived by Means of Assisted Reproduction
(a) (1) This section applies only to an adoption by: (i) an individual who is the spouse of the prospective adoptee’s mother at the time of the prospective adoptee’s conception or birth; or (ii) an individual who, together with the prospective adoptee’s mother, consented to the conception of the prospective adoptee by means of assisted reproduction with the shared […]
Section 5-4A-02 – Legislative Findings; Purposes of Subtitle
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) locating adoptive families for children who are eligible to receive State assistance and assuring the protection of the interests of the children affected during the entire assistance period requires special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state; and (2) providing medical and other […]
Section 5-3B-28 – Urgently Needed Medical Information
(a) If, after a hearing on petition of an adoptee or former parent, a court is satisfied that the adoptee or blood relative of the adoptee or former parent urgently needs medical information not in court records, the court may appoint an intermediary to try to contact the adoptee or a former parent of the adoptee […]
Section 5-4A-03 – Participation Authorized
(a) The Administration may develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this State with other states to implement one or more of the purposes of this subtitle. (b) When entered into, and for so long as it shall remain in force, the compact shall have the […]
Section 5-3B-29 – Vital Records
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Director” means the State Director of Social Services. (3) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health. (b) This section applies only to an adoption in which a court enters an order for adoption on or after January 1, 2000. (c) This section does not bar: (1) an adoptee or biological […]
Section 5-3B-30 – Access for Adoptive Parent
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, access to a dental or medical record of an adopted minor may not be denied to a parent of the minor because the parent is an adoptive parent. (b) Access to a dental or medical record under this section may not include access to any part of the record […]
Section 5-3B-32 – Prohibited Payments
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not charge or receive, from or for a parent or prospective adoptive parent, any compensation for a service in connection with: (1) placement of an individual to live with a preadoptive family; or (2) an agreement for custody in contemplation of adoption. (b) This section does not prohibit payment, […]