This bill amends provisions relating to adoption and child-placing adoption agencies.
This bill:
- modifies provisions related to child-placing adoption 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 and conforming changes; and
- defines terms.
Recommended by: Judiciary Interim CommitteeStatutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-2-105, 26B-2-127, 63G-20-203.5, 80-2-802, 81-13-211, 81-13-212, 81-13-217
Substitute #1: 26B-2-101, 26B-2-105, 26B-2-127, 63G-20-102, 63G-20-203.5, 80-2-802, 81-13-101, 81-13-208, 81-13-209, 81-13-210, 81-13-211, 81-13-212, 81-13-217, 81-14-101, 81-14-303, 81-14-304, 81-14-305
Substitute #2: 26B-2-101, 26B-2-105, 26B-2-127, 63G-20-102, 63G-20-203.5, 80-2-802, 81-13-101, 81-13-208, 81-13-209, 81-13-210, 81-13-211, 81-13-212, 81-13-217, 81-14-101, 81-14-303, 81-14-304, 81-14-305