Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 53 - Adoption information search and disclosure
Section DCF 53.02 - Provision of adoption search program information
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 53.02
Current through August 26, 2024
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.
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.
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