HB 2698 Summary

• Allows adopted individuals who are 19 or older and born in Arizona to request and receive a copy of their original sealed birth certificate from the state registrar, marked as non-certified and unsuitable for legal purposes.

• Requires the state registrar to develop a contact preference form for birth parents to indicate whether they want to be contacted by the adoptee, contacted only through an intermediary, or not contacted at all.

• Requires the state registrar to develop a medical history form for birth parents to complete at their option, with both forms kept confidential and sealed together with the original birth certificate.

• Permits adopted individuals to receive the contact preference and medical history forms if filed by the birth parent, while prohibiting the state registrar from retaining copies of these forms.

• Allows birth parents to file amended contact preference forms or medical history forms with the state registrar at any time.