Oklahoma Adoption Code; modifying applicability of certain confidentiality provisions. Emergency.

Summary

The bill requires adoption hearings in Oklahoma to be closed to the public unless a court orders otherwise and keeps all adoption records sealed, except when a judge permits release for a specific, justified reason. It also lets biological and prospective adoptive parents exchange identifying information if both sign a written agreement, and permits DHS staff to share adoptive‑parent contact details for a child’s specialty health plan. Violating these confidentiality rules becomes a misdemeanor.

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