New York A01944 amends the public health law to allow for the issuance of birth certificates for children adopted from foreign countries.

New York A01944 amends the public health law to allow for the issuance of birth certificates for children adopted from foreign countries. The bill permits the submission of an attorney-certified copy of the adoptee's foreign birth certificate and adoption decree, along with translations of the foreign documentation, to finalize a foreign adoption. The birth certificate will include the adopted person's name, sex, date of birth, time of birth, place of birth, mother's maiden name, and father's name.

New York A01944 amends the public health law to allow for the issuance of birth certificates for children adopted from foreign countries.

New York A01944 amends the public health law to allow for the issuance of birth certificates for children adopted from foreign countries. The bill permits the submission of an attorney-certified copy of the adoptee's foreign birth certificate and adoption decree, along with translations of the foreign documentation, to finalize a foreign adoption. The birth certificate will include the adopted person's name, sex, date of birth, time of birth, place of birth, mother's maiden name, and father's name.