IC 31-19-17
    Chapter 17. Preparation of Adoption History for Adoptive Parents

IC 31-19-17-1
Application of chapter
    Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, this chapterapplies only to an adoption that is granted after June 30, 1993.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.100-2005, SEC.1.

IC 31-19-17-2
Report of medical, psychological, and educational records of birthparents
    Sec. 2. A person, a licensed child placing agency, or a countyoffice of family and children placing a child for adoption shallprepare or cause to be prepared a report summarizing the availablemedical, psychological, and educational records of the person oragency concerning the birth parents. The person, agency, or countyoffice shall exclude from this report information that would identifythe birth parents unless the adoptive parents know the identity of thebirth parents. The person, agency, or county office shall give thereport to:
        (1) the adoptive parents:
            (A) at the time the home study or evaluation concerning thesuitability of the proposed home for the child is commenced;
            (B) as soon as practical after the adoptive parents arematched with the birth mother; or
            (C) with the consent of the adoptive parents, not more thanthirty (30) days after the child is placed with the adoptiveparents; and
        (2) upon request and without information that would identifythe birth parents unless an adoptee already knows the identityof the birth parents, an adoptee who:
            (A) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
            (B) provides proof of identification.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997,SEC.22; P.L.100-2005, SEC.2; P.L.129-2005, SEC.4; P.L.58-2009,SEC.25.

IC 31-19-17-3
Exclusion of information identifying birth parent; release ofrecords concerning child to adoptive parents and adoptee
    Sec. 3. The person, licensed child placing agency, or county officeshall:
        (1) exclude information that would identify the birth parentsunless the adoptive parent under subdivision (2)(A) or anadoptee under subdivision (2)(B) who requests the informationknows the identity of the birth parents; and
        (2) release all available social, medical, psychological, andeducational records concerning the child to:
            (A) the adoptive parent; and            (B) upon request, an adoptee who:
                (i) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
                (ii) provides proof of identification.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997,SEC.23; P.L.100-2005, SEC.3; P.L.1-2006, SEC.497; P.L.58-2009,SEC.26; P.L.131-2009, SEC.23; P.L.1-2010, SEC.124.

IC 31-19-17-4
Summary of social, medical, psychological, and educationalrecords of child
    Sec. 4. The person, licensed child placing agency, or county officeshall provide:
        (1) the adoptive parent; and
        (2) upon request, an adoptee who:
            (A) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
            (B) provides proof of identification;
with a summary of other existing social, medical, psychological, andeducational records concerning the child of which the person,agency, or county office has knowledge but does not havepossession. If requested by an adoptive parent or an adoptee, theperson, agency, or county office shall attempt to provide the adoptiveparent or the adoptee with a copy of any social, medical,psychological, or educational record that is not in the possession ofthe person, agency, or county office, after identifying informationhas been excluded.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-1997,SEC.24; P.L.100-2005, SEC.4; P.L.1-2006, SEC.498; P.L.131-2009,SEC.24.

IC 31-19-17-5
Information of social, medical, psychological, and educationalrecords concerning child for adoption granted before July 1, 1993;excluding information identifying birth parent
    Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to an adoption that is grantedbefore July 1, 1993.
    (b) Upon the request of an adoptee who:
        (1) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
        (2) provides proof of identification;
a person, a licensed child placing agency, or a county office shallprovide to the adoptee available information of social, medical,psychological, and educational records and reports concerning theadoptee. The person, licensed child placing agency, or county officeshall exclude from the records information that would identify thebirth parents unless an adoptee already knows the identity of thebirth parents.
As added by P.L.100-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.1-2006,SEC.499; P.L.58-2009, SEC.27; P.L.131-2009, SEC.25; P.L.1-2010,SEC.125.