Section 53.02. Provision of adoption search program information.

  The department shall provide information about the adoption search program to courts, agencies, requesters and the general public as required under this section.

(1)   Provision of program information to requesters.

(a) Program information shall be sent to requesters within 14 days after receiving written or oral inquiry for this material; and

(b) Information regarding additional provisions under the Indian Child Welfare Act shall be provided to all applicable requesters.

(2)   Provision of program information to agencies and courts.

(a) The department shall provide agencies and courts with a recommended standard format and procedures for use in obtaining information from birth parents prior to the termination of parental rights and for reporting this information to the department.

(b) The department shall provide agencies and courts with a model medical record form and periodically revise the form as increased medical and genetic knowledge dictates.

(c) The department shall provide information to the courts and agencies regarding their responsibilities under Wisconsin statutes concerning medical and genetic information about adopted persons, information about birth parent identity and location and non-identifying social history information.

(d) The department shall provide or arrange for assistance and consultation to agencies and courts regarding the centralized birth record file and the adoption search program.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346 , eff. 11-1-84; am. (2) (c), Register, January, 1993, No. 445 , eff. 2-1-93.

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Requests for forms, procedures and consultation should be sent to: Adoption Records Search Program, Division of Safety and Permanence, P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1