The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1048 on adoption criminal history check authored and presented by Rep. Aylesworth. The bill removes the requirement that a criminal history check include information from a national registry of substantiated child abuse and neglect reports in an adoption or guardianship proceeding. Testimony was received from representatives from the Baptist … [Read more...] about Adoption criminal history check
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Access to identifying information
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1274 on access to identifying information authored and presented by Rep. Summers. The bill requires the state registrar to search a database of death certificates if an eligible individual submits a request for release of information of a birth parent or adoptee and provides that the consent for release of information of the birth parent or … [Read more...] about Access to identifying information
Release of identifying adoption information
S.E.A. 91, P.L. 3 Effective: July 1, 2018 Repeals, provisions applicable to adoptions finalized before January 1, 1994, that prohibit the release of identifying adoption information unless a consent to release the information is on file. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, identifying adoption information may be released unless a nonrelease form is on file, regardless of when the … [Read more...] about Release of identifying adoption information
Release of identifying adoption information
The House Committee on Judiciary heard SB 91, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. Gutwein, on release of identifying adoption information. The bill repeals existing provisions applicable to adoptions finalized before 1994 that prohibit the release of a birth parent’s information unless a consent to release is on file. Effective July 1, 2018, adoption information can be released u … [Read more...] about Release of identifying adoption information
Release of identifying adoption information
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 91, authored by Sen. Steele, on the release of identifying adoption information. This legislation would permit release of identifying adoption information from 1941 – 1994, unless a non-release form is on file with the Indiana State Department of Health. Numerous groups testified in favor of the legislation including National Center on Ad … [Read more...] about Release of identifying adoption information