NAC127.371. Information provided by agency to public, biological parents, adoptive parents and adopted persons.

An agency which provides child welfare services:

     1. Shall inform the general public of the types of adoptions it provides.

     2. Shall inform the biological parents, adoptive parents and adopted children it serves regarding the State Register for Adoptions.

     3. May, upon request, provide to any biological parents it serves copies of any documents those parents execute relating to an adoption and advise those parents if the child has been adopted.

     4. Shall, upon request, provide to the adoptive parents or other legal guardians of an adopted child, and to an adopted person who is at least 18 years of age, the following information, if available, in a form that does not divulge the identity of the biological parents:

     (a) The location, date and time of birth of the adopted person.

     (b) The weight, the length, and the size of the head and chest of the adopted person at birth.

     (c) The scores obtained from any administration of an Apgar test of the adopted person near the time of birth.

     (d) The type of blood, any known hereditary conditions, and the medical and psychological history of the adopted person.

     (e) Whether the adopted person has siblings and, if so, their age and sex when the adopted person was placed for adoption.

     (f) The age, race, height, weight, build, complexion, color of eyes and hair, marital status, religion, and educational, medical and psychological history of the biological parents when the adopted person was placed for adoption.

     (g) The ethnic history of the biological parents.

     (h) Any special interests or talents of the biological parents.

     5. May, upon request, provide to an adopted person a copy of the court order for the adoption and may inform him or her if his or her biological parents are deceased.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R056-02, eff. 7-30-2002)