Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 53 - Adoption information search and disclosure
Section DCF 53.07 - Adoption records
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 53.07
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) PERMANENCE. The department and agencies shall maintain adoption records permanently.
(2) DEPARTMENT ACCESS TO AGENCY RECORDS. Agencies shall make adoption records available to department staff who are conducting searches or monitoring the agencies authorized to conduct searches.
(3) SAFEKEEPING FOLLOWING AGENCY TERMINATION. Agencies shall have written policies providing for retention and safekeeping of adoption records in the event that an agency discontinues operation. The policies shall include:
(a) A provision for transfer of the adoption
records into the safekeeping of the agency's governing body and for
notification of the department regarding access to the transferred records;
and
(b) A provision that if no
governing body exists or if the governing body does not accept the transfer of
records, the adoption records shall be transferred to the department for
inclusion in the central birth record file.
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