This bill amends provisions relating to adoption and child-placing agencies.
This bill:
- modifies provisions related to child-placing agencies including:terms of licensing;advertising requirements;reporting requirements; anddisclosure of information to birth parents and adoptive parents;
- addresses the rights of birth parents and adoptive parents;
- clarifies the types of payments and fees that are permissible in an adoption;
- addresses transportation of birth mothers to Utah from other states or countries;
- amends provisions relating to mental health therapy for a birth parent;
- clarifies that a birth parent can revoke consent under limited circumstances;
- addresses adoption services in health care facilities;
- makes technical changes; and
- defines terms.
Recommended by: Judiciary Interim Committee