89 Ill. Adm. Code 309.190
Adoption Registry
Section 309
Section 309.190 Adoption
Registry
a) Effective with the establishment of an Adoption Registry under
the auspices of the Department of Public Health, the Department of Children and
Family Services shall provide information about Adoption Registry services. The
address of the Adoption Registry is as follows:
The Adoption
Registry
Illinois
Department of Public Health
605 W.
Jefferson
Springfield,
Illinois 62702-6553
(217) 782-6553
b) The services shall consist of:
1) providing written notification to the biological parents who
wish to surrender a child for purposes of adoption or wish to consent to the
adoption of a child by a specified person which describes the Adoption
Registry, the process for recording their names with the Adoption Registry, the
procedures for sharing identifying information with the child who was
surrendered for adoption or given consent to be adopted by a specified person,
and the process for changing the decision to share or refuse to share
identifying information;
2) helping the biological parents complete a written statement of
intent when a child is voluntarily surrendered for purposes of adoption or
given consent to be adopted by a specified person. The statement shall record:
A) the biological parents' desire to have identifying information
shared with the adopted child at a later date and a method for contacting the
biological parents; or
B) the biological parents desire not to have identifying
information revealed; or
C) that no decision has been reached at this time.
3) helping the biological parents record their names with the
Adoption Registry for the purpose of sharing identifying information with their
biological children who were surrendered for adoption or given consent to be
adopted by a specified person;
4) helping the adopted child, when the child has attained the age
of 18, but not yet reached his or her 21st birthday, to record his or her name
with the Adoption Registry for the purpose of sharing identifying information
with his or her biological parents provided the Registry has the written
consent of:
A) both adoptive parents, or
B) a single adoptive parent with a certified copy of the Judgement
of Adoption, or
C) proof of the death of one adoptive parent and written consent
of the surviving adoptive parent, or
D) consent of the guardian of the adoptee with a certified copy of
the Order of Guardianship;
5) recording specific non-identifying information about the
biological parents as required by the Adoption Act [750 ILCS 50/18.4] in the
case record. This information shall be given to the prospective adoptive
parents when the child is placed for adoption and to the adopted child, upon
request, when the child has attained the age of 18;
6) providing identifying information to mutually consenting
members of the adoption triad when a written request is received by the
Department of Children and Family Services. If there is an Information
Exchange Authorization form on file with the Adoption Registry, this form also
must permit the exchange of such information; and
7) other services as authorized by 89 Ill. Adm. Code 302.40
(Department Service Goals).