Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.08 - VITAL STATISTICS RULES
Section 16.02.08.401 - ADOPTION OF PERSONS BORN IN IDAHO

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.02.08.401

Current through September 2, 2024

01. Examination of Adoptive Child Born in Idaho for Whom No Original Birth Certificate Can Be Located.

a. The physician's report of the physical examination of the adoptive child, conducted under Section 39-258, Idaho Code, must indicate the sex, the estimated age, the race, and the existence or absence of obvious congenital malformations or anomalies of the child.

b. The State Registrar may require the adoptive parents to furnish a court order that identifies natural parents, date of birth, place of birth, and those facts found by the physician's physical examination.

02. Corrections on Adoptive Certificates.

a. Minor corrections may be made within one (1) year after the establishment of the adoptive birth certificate in accordance with Subsection 201.01 of these rules.

b. Name change amendments may be made by a court order amending the original adoption order or by a new order of a court, according to Subsection 201.09 of these rules.

c. All other amendments (except the registrant's name) will be made according to Subsections 201.07 through 201.09 of these rules.

d. To protect the confidential nature of adoptive births, the State Registrar may elect not to mark the record amended when carrying out amendments under Section 401 of this rule, when the indication of amendment would not be in the best interest of the registrant.

Effective March 15, 2022

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