Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS
Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS
Section 181.31 - Minimum Requirements for Adoption Reporting

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 181.31

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The court that renders a decree of adoption shall send to the Vital Statistics Unit a certificate of adoption on Form VS-160. The clerk of the court shall send the form not later than the 10th day of the first month after the month in which the court renders the adoption decree. The certificate shall include the information as prescribed in Texas Family Code, § 108.003.

(b) When the Vital Statistics Unit determines that a certificate of adoption filed with the State Registrar requires correction, the Vital Statistics Unit shall mail the certificate directly to the attorney of record for correction. Upon correction, the attorney shall return the corrected certificate to the Vital Statistics Unit. If there is no attorney of record, the Vital Statistics Unit shall mail a photocopy of the certificate to the clerk of the court for correction.

(c) When the clerk of the court collects the $15 fee required by the Texas Family Code, § 108.006(b), for each adoption petition filed, the clerk shall attach the fee to the certificate of adoption(s), and forward to the Vital Statistics Unit, as provided in subsection (a) of this section to Vital Statistics Unit - Mail Code 2096, P.O. Box 12040, Austin, Texas 78711-2040.

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