- (a) The administrator of any authorized adoption registry releases identifying information to registrants, who have not withdrawn their registrations and who have consented in writing to disclosure. Disclosure may include the registrant's information.
(b) If the registrant is a birth parent, is deceased at the time the match has been made, and consented to the postdeath disclosure of his or her identity at the time of registration or during anytime the registration was valid, identifying information may be released only if:
- (1) each child of the deceased birth parent is an adult; or
- (2) the surviving parent, guardian, managing conservator or legal custodian of each child has consented in writing to the release of information.
- (c) If a match cannot be made because of the death of an adoptee, a birth parent or biological sibling who has not registered or who registered and did not agree to the postdeath disclosure, the Central Adoption Registry shall notify the affected registrant. If appropriate, the registry may disclose nonidentifying information concerning the circumstances of the person's death and the nature of the death, including whether it was genetically related.
Source Note:The provisions of this §181.47 adopted to be effective March 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 1618.