a) The text for this Section appears on the next page which is numbered)
P302 - (20).
b) Array of Services
When a biological parent or parents surrender a child to the Department for purposes of adoption, the caseworker shall ensure that the services listed below are provided.
1) Adoption Registry Information Sheet
When the biological parent(s) sign surrenders, the worker shall provide the biological parent(s) with a copy of CFS 466, Adoption Registry Information.
2) Statement of Intent
The worker shall complete form CFS 467, Statement of Intent, in duplicate and obtain the signature(s) of the biological parent(s) in the section reflecting the decision made by the biological parent(s) with regard to release of identifying information. The original CFS 467 shall be filed in the biological family's case record and the second copy shall be given to the biological family's parents.
3) Registration Process
At the request of the biological parent(s), the worker shall provide the biological parent(s) with a copy of Public Health forms IL 482-0438, Biological Parent Identification, the accompanying Instruction Sheet VR 161 and either the IL 482-0439, Information Exchange Authorization, or the IL 482-0440, Denial of Information Exchange, depending on parental intent.
If the biological parent(s) request assistance completing the above forms, the worker shall provide such assistance, shall complete the Certificate of Acknowledgment on the appropriate form, and shall have the form notarized. The forms are to be returned to the biological parent(s) for submission to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The $40.00 registration fee for such registration is the responsibility of the biological parent registering with the Adoption Registry.
4) Case Record Information
Specific non-identifying information about the biological family shall be made a part of the child case record created when parental rights are terminated. Refer to AP #5, Appendix A, for a complete listing of the information required.
A copy of the non-identifying information described in AP #5, Appendix A shall be made available to the prospective adoptive parents in written form when the child is placed for adoption. None of the information shared at the time of the adoption shall disclose the name,
last known address, or any other identifying information about the biological parents, grandparents or other relative of the child.
A copy of the non-identifying information described in AP #5 shall be given to the adoptive parent(s) or adoptees 18 years of age or older who request it, regardless of when the adoption was finalized. The information shall be provided within 30 days of the written request for such information.
5) Provision of Identifying Information
Identifying information shall be shared with an adult adoptee and the biological parents only when:
A) both parties have submitted written statements to the Department consenting to the release of identifying information; and
B) the worker has checked with the Department of Public Health and has determined that the Department of Public Health Adoption Registry does not have a Denial of Information Exchange on file for either party. If only one of the biological parents has submitted a written statement consenting to the release of identifying information, information shall be released about that parent only.