La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § V-4701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-4701 - Voluntary Surrender of a Child

A. Persons who execute an act of legal surrender of a child to the Department of Health and Human Resources shall execute therewith a written statement of family history. That statement shall contain the following non-identifying information, if known:

1. ages of the biological parents; and

2. an explicit and extensive medical genetic history of the biological parents and their immediate families.

B. This statement will be made part of the sealed adoption record and shall be given to the adoptive parents at the time of adoptive placement. Upon attaining the age of 18, the adoptee shall, upon request, be given a copy of the statement.

C. Within 15 days following an act of voluntary surrender of a child to the Department of Health and Human Resources, a copy of the surrender will be sent to the court exercising jurisdiction over the child.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § V-4701

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Human Development, LR 7:630 (December 1981).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Acts 717 and 429 of the 1981 Louisiana Legislature.