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Ch. 464 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(1) ALL OF THE PROSPECTIVE ADOPTEE'S MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC
MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS THAT THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT HAS; OR
(2) A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
HISTORY OF THE PROSPECTIVE ADOPTEE.
(B) COMPILATION OF PARENTAL HISTORY.
ON REQUEST OF AN ADOPTIVE OR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT, A LOCAL
DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO COMPILE A PERTINENT
MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY OF EACH OF THE
PROSPECTIVE ADOPTEE'S OR ADOPTEE'S PARENTS OR FORMER PARENTS, IF
AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT, AND TO MAKE THE HISTORY AVAILABLE
TO THE ADOPTIVE OR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT.
(C) LATER RECEIVED INFORMATION.
(1) IF, AFTER ADOPTION, A LOCAL DEPARTMENT RECEIVES MEDICAL OR
PSYCHOLOGICAL MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADOPTEE OR
ADOPTEE'S FORMER PARENT, THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REASONABLE
EFFORTS TO MAKE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE ADOPTIVE PARENT.
(2) IF, AFTER ADOPTION, THE ADOPTIVE PARENT REQUESTS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE REASONABLE
EFFORTS TO NOTIFY THE FORMER PARENT, AT THE FORMER PARENT'S LAST KNOWN
ADDRESS AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT, OF THE REQUEST AND THE
REASON FOR THE REQUEST.
(D) EXCLUSION OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
A MEDICAL OR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY COMPILED UNDER
THIS SECTION MAY NOT CONTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT A PARENT OR
FORMER PARENT.
COMMITTEE NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new and added to provide
for a local department to compile information on a prospective adoptee
available to the department, including any dental records.
Subsections (b) and (d) of this section are derived from former FL § 5-328.
Subsection (c) of this section is new and added to ensure transmittal of
later discovered information about an adoptee and, even without a request
under subsection (b), a former parent.
In subsections (b) and (d) of this section, the references to "psychiatric"
"mental health" records are added to ensure inclusion of such information
as available, without identifying information.
In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to a "request" is added to
obviate the need to compile information that a prospective or adoptive
parent does not want.
Also in subsection (b) of this section, "reasonable efforts" and "if available"
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