<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:14:32:20 Confidential information.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:32:20"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:32:20 Confidential information."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:14:32:20.&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential information.</b> Information regarding the child, the natural family, and the adoptive family shall be kept confidential. Information concerning adoptive applications shall be held in confidence unless disclosure is authorized by the applicant. Confidentiality is not violated when the department or child placement agency shares with the adoptive parents necessary information about the child and the child's family. However, the child's natural identity and the identity of the child's natural parents shall not be disclosed to persons other than the adoptive parents or their legal representatives. The identity of the adoptive family shall not be shared with the child's natural parent or parents.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-4-9.1">26-4-9.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-1-32">28-1-32.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-4-9.1">26-4-9.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-1-31">28-1-31.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>