81-14-304. Information about a minor child.

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Effective 9/1/2025

(a)Except as prohibited by other law of this state, within a reasonable time before a child-placing agency places a minor child for adoption with a prospective adoptive parent, the agency shall provide or cause to be provided to the prospective adoptive parent information specific to the minor child that is known or reasonably obtainable by the child-placing agency and material to the prospective adoptive parents informed decision to adopt the minor child.

(b)The information under Subsection (1)(a) shall include:

(i)the minor child's family, cultural, racial, religious, ethnic, linguistic, and educational background;

(ii)the minor child's physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral health;

(iii)circumstances that may adversely affect the minor child's physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral health;

(iv)the minor child's medical history, including immunizations;

(v)the medical history of the minor child's genetic parents and siblings;

(vi)the history of an adoptive or out-of-home placement of the minor child and the reason the adoption or placement ended;

(vii)the minor child's United States immigration status;

(viii)medical, therapeutic, and educational resources, including language-acquisition training, available to the adoptive parent and minor child after placement or adoption to assist in responding effectively to physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral issues; and

(ix)available records relevant to the information in Subsections (1)(b)(i) through

(viii).

(2)If, before an adoption is finalized, additional information under Subsection

(1)that is material to a prospective adoptive parent's informed decision to adopt the minor child becomes known or reasonably obtainable by the child-placing agency, the child-placing agency shall provide the information to the prospective adoptive parent.

(3)If, after an adoption is finalized, additional information under Subsection

(1)becomes known to the child-placing agency, the child-placing agency shall make a reasonable effort to provide the information to the adoptive parent.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session