Vital Records - As enacted, requires certain records or papers for a person relating to the adoption or attempted adoption of a person in the possession of the office of the clerk of the adoption court; the offices of the department of health; the office of any child-placing agency, whether or not it is chartered or licensed; or any other information source, to be made available to the department of children's services for the purpose of searching for a kinship foster care placement. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 68.

HB 1356 requires adoption courts, health departments, child-placing agencies, and other relevant record-holding entities in Tennessee to share adoption-related records with the Department of Children's Services. This enables the department to more effectively search for family members (kinship caregivers) who could provide foster care for children. The bill amends Tennessee law to extend the deadline for agencies to process these requests from 45 to 60 days. It directly affects agencies that maintain adoption records, making it easier to locate family-based foster placements without adding new requirements for the public.