Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-95.14

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 641-95.14 - Access to original certificate of birth prior to adoption

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an adopted person who was born in this state and whose original certificate of birth was substituted with a new certificate of birth pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24 based upon the adoption, or an entitled person, may apply for and obtain a noncertified copy of the original certificate of birth of the adopted person who is the subject of the original certificate of birth in accordance with this rule, including with any required redaction of personally identifiable information pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24A(2).

(1) Entitlement.

a. If an adopted person who is the subject of the original certificate of birth is submitting the application, the adopted person shall be at least 18 years of age at the time the application is filed.

b. If an entitled person is submitting the application, the adopted person who is the subject of the original certificate of birth shall be deceased at the time the application is filed.

(2) The adopted person or the entitled person requesting a noncertified copy of the original certificate of birth shall file a written application with the state registrar on a form and in the manner prescribed by the state registrar.

(3) Upon receipt of the written application, proof of identification pursuant to paragraph 95.9(3)"a," and payment of a fee pursuant to paragraph 95.6(1)"b," the state registrar shall issue a noncertified copy of the original certificate of birth to the applicant in accordance with this rule, including with any required redaction of personally identifiable information pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24A(2). At the time of such issuance, the state registrar shall also provide to the applicant any contact preference form or medical history form completed and submitted to the state registrar including with any required redaction of personally identifiable information pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.24A(2).

a. A biological parent may file a contact preference form prescribed by the state registrar in accordance with the provisions outlined in Iowa Code section 144.24A(2) and state the biological parent's preference for contact by an adopted person or an entitled person following application for and issuance of the noncertified copy of the original certificate of birth under this rule. The contact preference form shall be provided to the biological parent in accordance with Iowa Code section 600A.4. A contact preference form may be completed or updated by the biological parent at any time at the request of the biological parent.

b. A biological parent may file a medical history form prescribed by the state registrar in accordance with the provisions outlined in Iowa Code section 144.24A(3) and provide medical history of the biological parent and any blood relatives. The medical history form shall be provided to the biological parent in accordance with Iowa Code section 600A.4. A medical history form may be completed or updated by the biological parent at any time at the request of the biological parent.

c. Upon receipt ofa completed contact preference form or medical history form, the state registrar shall attach any such completed form to the original certificate of birth.

d. For the purposes of this rule, "entitled person" means the spouse of the adopted person who is deceased or an adult related to the adopted person who is deceased within the second degree of consanguinity.

e. An application may be submitted under this rule by an adopted person or an entitled person to obtain a noncertified copy of an adopted person's original certificate of birth in accordance with this rule, if the adopted person who is the subject of the original certificate of birth was born before January 1, 1971.

f. Beginning January 1, 2022, an application may be submitted under this rule by an adopted person or an entitled person to obtain a noncertified copy of an adopted person's original certificate of birth in accordance with this rule, notwithstanding the date of birth of the adopted person who is the subject of the original certificate of birth prescribed under paragraph 95.14(3)"b."

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 144.24A and 600A.4.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-95.14

ARC 0483C, IAB 12/12/12, effective 1/16/13; see Delay note at end of chapter

Amended by IAB December 29, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 13, effective 2/2/2022