Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-200.11

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 441-200.11 - Requests for information for purposes other than research or treatment

Requests for information from department adoption records for purposes other than research or treatment shall be made on the department's website.

(1) The department shall not release identifying information from sealed adoption records. Adult adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents, siblings or descendants of an adopted person, or legal representatives of any of the above, shall be provided:

a. An adoption packet containing a sample affidavit for filing with the court,

b. Directions for filing the affidavit,

c. A list of county clerks of court,

d. The address of the bureau of vital statistics, and

e. Instructions on how to obtain the name of the Iowa county where the adoption was finalized, if necessary.

(2) An adopted person who was a resident of the Annie Wittenmyer Home may receive nonidentifying information from Annie Wittenmyer records if the information is available.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-200.11

Amended by IAB December 10, 2014/Volume XXXVII, Number 12, effective 2/1/2015

Amended by IAB July 10, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 1, effective 8/14/2024