As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adoption file” means a file maintained by the Department of Health that contains an original birth certificate and adoption decree of an adoptee; (2) “Genetic and social history” has the same meaning as provided under § 9-9-501; and (3) “Requester” means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or […]
(a) (1) (A) The Department of Health shall create and make available on its website: (i) A form that a birth parent may use to have his or her name redacted from the copy of an adoption file that a requester receives under § 9-9-803; and (ii) A form that a birth parent may use […]
(a) Beginning August 1, 2018, a requester may submit a written request for a copy of an adoption file from the Department of Health. (b) (1) A request submitted under this section shall include the requester’s address and notarized signature and satisfactory proof of the requester’s identity as determined by the department. (2) If the […]
An officer or employee of the Department of Health who releases any information contained in an adoption file or provides a copy of an adoption file to a requester is not criminally liable or civilly liable in damages to any person for injury, death, or loss allegedly arising from the release of the information or […]
