Minnesota Statutes 260C.609 – Social and Medical History
(a) The responsible social services agency shall thoroughly discuss the child‘s history with the prospective adoptive parent of the child and shall give a redacted copy of the child’s social and medical history as described in section 260C.212, subdivision 15, including redacted attachments, to the prospective adoptive parent. If the prospective adoptive parent does not pursue adoption of the child, the prospective adoptive parent must return the child’s social and medical history and redacted attachments to the agency. The responsible social services agency may give a redacted copy of the child’s social and medical history to the child according to section 260C.212, subdivision 1.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 260C.609
- Agency: means the responsible social services agency or a licensed child-placing agency. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Child: means an individual under 18 years of age. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Court: means juvenile court unless otherwise specified in this section. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Parent: means a person who has a legal parent and child relationship with a child which confers or imposes on the person legal rights, privileges, duties, and obligations consistent with sections 257. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
- Responsible social services agency: means the county social services agency that has responsibility for public child welfare and child protection services and includes the provision of adoption services as an agent of the commissioner of human services. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
(b) The report shall not include information that identifies birth relatives. Redacted copies of all of the child’s relevant evaluations, assessments, and records must be attached to the social and medical history.
(c) The agency must submit the child’s social and medical history to the Department of Human Services at the time that the agency submits the child’s adoption placement agreement. Pursuant to section 260C.623, subdivision 4, the child’s social and medical history must be submitted to the court at the time the adoption petition is filed with the court.