- (1) "Contact information" means the name, address, phone number, and email that will be used by the office to communicate with an individual.
- (2) "Match" means that the Department of Health and Human Services has determined a birth parent or sibling and an adoptee are related.
- (3) "Office" means the Office of Vital Records and Statistics under the Department of Health and Human Services.
- (4) "Registrant" means an adoptee, sibling of an adoptee, or birth parent who is registering on the Utah Adoption Registry.
- (5) "Registrant identifying information" means information provided when registering with the Utah Adoption Registry that a registrant may elect to disclose to a matched individual pursuant to Sections 81-13-103 and 81-13-504.
- (6) "Utah Adoption Registry" or "adoption registry" means the voluntary adoption registry established by the office in accordance with Section 81-13-504.
Terms used in this rule are defined in Sections 26B-8-101 and 81-13-101. Additionally:
KEY: adoptions
Date of Last Change: May 7, 2026
Notice of Continuation: November 12, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-8; 81-13