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ADOPTION - INVESTIGATION AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION
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Amendments
Amendment 2 February 7, 2008 10:41 am
Representative Wayne A. Harper
proposes the following amendments:
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(f) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Vital Statistics within the Department of Health
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operating under Title 26, Chapter 2.
(g) "Confidential intermediary" means a person who:
(i) is appointed by the court, under Section 78-30-21, to identify and discreetly
contact a birth parent of an adoptee to determine whether the birth parent
desires to release identifying information to, or have contact with, the adoptee;
(ii) meets the qualifications established by the Judicial Council, under Section 78-
30-22;
(iii) is determined by the court to be qualified to act in a position of trust in relation
to fulfilling the duties described in Section 78-30-23; and
(iv) is prohibited from disclosing identifying or contact information, except as
provided in Sections 78-30-20 through 78-30-26.
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{
(g)
}
(h)
"Genetic and social history" means a comprehensive report, when obtainable, on an
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5, Line 124
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{
(h)
}
(i)
"Health history" means a comprehensive report of the adoptee's health status at the
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5, Line 127
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{
(i)
}
(j)
"Identifying information" means the name and address of a birth parent or adult
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