Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.

Contracts

• Vendor MSAs (Report Writers): You must amend Master Services Agreements with third-party case management vendors. The scope of work must change to require report delivery within 45 days of a permanency plan change, not termination of rights. Include indemnification clauses for redaction errors.
• Adoptive Parent Agreements: Intake packets must be updated to include a mandatory Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA). You cannot legally release information without this executed contract.

Hiring/Training

• Redaction Training: Staff must be retrained immediately. The law now explicitly requires the redaction of biological siblings adopted by other families and reporters of abuse/neglect. This is a high-liability area; general redaction is no longer sufficient.
• Resource Allocation: The Legislative Budget Board estimates the volume of required reports will double. You may need to increase administrative headcount or vendor budgets to handle the surge in report generation triggered by plan changes.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• New Data Trigger: Your case management software (CMS) must track the "Permanency Plan Change Date." This is now your statutory compliance clock start time.
• Request Tracking: You must implement a ticketing system to track the "Date of Request" from adoptive parents. You have a hard statutory deadline of 90 days from this date to redact and release the file.
• NDA Storage: A signed NDA must be digitally linked to the case file before the system permits the release of the HSEGH report.

Fees & Costs

• Operational Increases: While there are no new state fees, the cost to produce reports is estimated at $432 per report. Because reports are now required earlier in the process (Plan Change), you will incur these costs for cases that may not result in final adoption. Budget accordingly.