West Virginia Code
Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry
§48-23-206. Genetic and Social History Defined

"Genetic and social history" means a comprehensive report, when obtainable, on the birth parents, siblings to the birth parents, if any, other children of either birth parent, if any, and parents of the birth parents, which shall contain the following information:
(1) Medical history;
(2) Health status;
(3) Cause of and age at death;
(4) Height, weight, eye and hair color;
(5) Ethnic origins;
(6) Where appropriate, levels of educational and professional achievement; and
(7) Religion, if any.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 48. Domestic Relations

Article 23. Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-101. Policy Regarding Persons Obtaining Identifying Information After Adoption

§48-23-102. Legislative Purpose

§48-23-201. Applicability of Definitions

§48-23-202. Adoptee Defined

§48-23-203. Adoption Defined

§48-23-204. Adult Defined

§48-23-205. Agency Defined

§48-23-206. Genetic and Social History Defined

§48-23-207. Health History Defined

§48-23-208. Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry or Registry Defined

§48-23-209. Putative Father Defined

§48-23-301. Division of Human Services to Establish and Maintain Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-401. Persons to Whom Use of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry Is Available

§48-23-402. Age Limitations on Use of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-403. Registration by a Birth Father

§48-23-404. Registration by a Birth Parent Who Used an Alias in Terminating Parental Rights

§48-23-501. Prerequisites to Disclosure of Identifying Information

§48-23-502. Counseling of Registrants

§48-23-503. Cases Where Disclosure of Identifying Information Cannot Occur

§48-23-504. Matching and Disclosure Procedures

§48-23-505. Retention of Data by the Registry

§48-23-506. Scope of Information Obtained by the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-507. Fees for Operations of the Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry

§48-23-601. Compilation of Nonidentifying Information on Health History and Social and Genetic History

§48-23-701. Prohibited Conduct

§48-23-801. Nondisclosure