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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 365
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(II) THE SEARCH RIGHTS OF ADOPTEES AND PARENTS UNDER §
5-3A-42 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND THE SEARCH RIGHTS OF ADOPTEES, PARENTS, AND
SIBLINGS UNDER SUBTITLE 4B OF THIS TITLE; AND
(III) THE RIGHT TO FILE A DISCLOSURE VETO UNDER § 5-3A-42 OF
THIS SUBTITLE.
COMMITTEE NOTE: FL § 5-3A-34(a), (b), and (c) is renumbered as FL §
5-3A-35(a), (b), and (d), to reflect addition of proposed FL § 5-3A-34 and
of new subsection (c) of this section. The addition of subsection (c)
reinstates former FL § 5-314(a), as it related to consent to adoption under
Part III, and ensures that consent is given knowingly, by ensuring that the
individual consenting understands the consent being given. As to
interpreters in connection with on-the-record consent, see Md. Rule
16-819.
Defined term: "Child" § 5-3A-01
5-3A-36.
(C) ADOPTION OF AN ADULT HAS THE SAME LEGAL EFFECT AS ADOPTION OF
A MINOR.
COMMITTEE NOTE: FL § 5-3A-34(a), (b), and (c) is renumbered as FL §
5-3A-35(a), (b), and (d), to reflect addition of proposed FL § 5-3A-34 and
of new subsection (c) of this section, which is derived without substantive
change from former FL § 5-308(c).
As to "adult" and "minor", see Art. 1, § 24 of the Code.
5-3A-43. ACCESS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENT.
(A) ALLOWED.
SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, ACCESS TO A DENTAL OR
MEDICAL RECORD OF AN ADOPTED MINOR MAY NOT BE DENIED TO A PARENT OF THE
MINOR BECAUSE THE PARENT IS AN ADOPTIVE PARENT.
(B) LIMIT ON IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
ACCESS TO A DENTAL OR MEDICAL RECORD UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT
INCLUDE ACCESS TO ANY PART OF THE RECORD THAT HAS IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION AS TO A FORMER PARENT OF THE MINOR
COMMITTEE NOTE: This section is derived from former FL § 5-329.1.
In subsection (b) of this section, the word "natural", which formerly
modified the reference to the former parent, is deleted to reflect that the
parental rights of a nonbiological i.e., adoptive parent can be terminated in
the same manner as a biological parent's can.
As to "minor", see Art. 1, § 24 of the Code.
Defined terms: "Identifying information" § 5-3A-01
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