Indiana Code
Chapter 2. Filing of Petition for Adoption
31-19-2-7. Medical Report

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a medical report of the health status and medical history of the child sought to be adopted and the child's birth parents must:
(1) accompany a petition for adoption; or
(2) be filed not later than sixty (60) days after the filing of a petition for adoption.
(b) The medical report must:
(1) include neonatal, psychological, physiological, and medical care history; and
(2) be on forms prescribed by the state registrar.
(c) A copy of the medical report shall be sent to the following persons:
(1) The state registrar.
(2) The prospective adoptive parents.
(d) This section does not authorize the release of medical information that would result in the identification of an individual.
(e) This section does not apply to a petition for adoption under section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-3-1-2(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.210-2019, SEC.3.

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