- A. All records on birth and adoptive parents and adopted children shall be maintained indefinitely in accordance with COMAR 07.05.01.11.
- B. All records shall include information described in Regulations .04C, .05G, and .11D of this chapter.
C. The agency shall maintain for at least 5 years a statistical summary which includes the annual number of:
- (1) Children served by age and sex;
- (2) Finalized adoptions;
- (3) Completed home studies;
- (4) Applications for home studies;
- (5) Applications denied; and
- (6) Home studies resulting in denials for adoption.
- D. The confidentiality of all information shall be strictly safeguarded according to COMAR 07.01.02 and 07.01.07.
- E. The agency and approved adoptive parents shall protect confidential information regarding the adoptive children, their parents, and guardians.
Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-101, 5-301—5-414, 5-3A-01 et seq., 5-4A-01 et seq.,5-4B-01 et seq., 5-524, and 5-525, Annotated Code of Maryland. Agency Note ; Federal Regulatory Reference: 42 U.S.C. §670 et seq.; 45 CFR 1355
Effective date: January 12, 2001 (27:26 Md. R. 2357)