New York Adoption Information Registry Adoptee Registration Form (DOH-30)
Official state formAdoptionForm DOH-30Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Notarized form an adoptee uses to register with the New York State Adoption Information Registry for non-identifying, medical or identifying information about biological parents and siblings. It is returned to the Registry at the Department of Health in Albany.
Who can use this form
- An adoptee who was born or adopted in New York State.
- The adoptee must be 18 or older to register for non-identifying information or for identifying information about biological parents or siblings.
- There is no age limit for updated medical information, but an adoptive parent must sign if the adoptee is under 18.
- The signature must be notarized, with the notary's stamp or raised seal.
What to send with it
- The completed form with the boxes checked for each kind of information you want.
- A copy of the adoptee's birth certificate, if available.
- A copy of the adoption order, if available.
- The form notes that if an agency was involved in the adoption, the agency releases the information.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- New York State Department of Health Adoption Information Registry P.O. Box 2602 Albany, NY 12220-2602
- State fee
- Not provided
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 4/14
- Source
- Official government page