HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     1951

(A)  IN GENERAL.

WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE PERSON AUTHORIZED TO PLACE A MINOR
CHILD FOR ADOPTION SHALL COMPILE AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE
ADOPTIVE PARENT A PERTINENT MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATURAL
PARENTS OF THE MINOR CHILD.

(B)  CONFIDENTIALITY.

A MEDICAL HISTORY COMPILED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT
CONTAIN ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY DISCLOSE OR PERMIT DISCLOSURE OF
THE IDENTITY OF THE NATURAL PARENTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as Article
88A, § 27A.

In subsection (a) of this section, the former terms
"institution, agency, society, licensee" are deleted
as included in "person".

Also in subsection (a) of this section, "minor child"
is substituted for "minor", for consistency with the
language used throughout this subtitle.

The only other changes are in style.

5-329. ACCESS TO ADOPTION RECORDS.

(A)  COURT ORDER.

(1)  ON PETITION BY AN ADOPTED INDIVIDUAL, A COURT
SHALL ORDER THAT PART OF A COURT RECORD OR ADOPTION AGENCY RECORD
CONTAINING NEEDED MEDICAL INFORMATION TO BE OPENED TO INSPECTION
BY THE INDIVIDUAL IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
THE MEDICAL INFORMATION FOR THE HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR A
BLOOD RELATIVE OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

(2)  IN THE CASE OF AN ADOPTION AGENCY RECORD, THE
COURT MAY NOT GRANT THE PETITION UNLESS THE ADOPTION AGENCY HAS
REFUSED TO RELEASE THE MEDICAL INFORMATION.

(B)  LIMITATION.

THE COURT MAY NOT ORDER OPENED FOR INSPECTION ANY PART OF A
RECORD THAT CONTAINS ANY INFORMATION THAT REVEALS THE LOCATION OR
IDENTITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S NATURAL PARENTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article 16, §
85.

5-330. APPEAL.

ANY PARTY TO AN ADOPTION PROCEEDING MAY APPEAL TO THE COURT
OF SPECIAL APPEALS FROM ANY INTERLOCUTORY OR FINAL ORDER OR
DECREE.