Adoption Medicine Clinic

The preadoption consultation is a 1-hour informal, informative virtual meeting with an AMC physician to discuss diagnoses listed on a medical checklist or general questions while still considering next best steps in the adoption process.

This service is for those that have not received a child referral from an adoption agency.

This service is for families that are submitting a preadoption medical review for the first time. A summary of findings will be sent within 3-business days of form submission and payment. Summaries will be sent through the AMC Family Portal (https://adoption.ahc.umn.edu/family/). Follow-up and updates for this specific child will be continued with our team until a family obtains legal guardianship of the child.

This service is for families that have submitted 1 or more preadoption medical reviews in the past to the Adoption Medicine Clinic. A summary of findings will be sent within 3-business days of form submission and payment. Summaries will be sent through the AMC Family Portal (https://adoption.ahc.umn.edu/family/). Follow-up and updates for this specific child will be continued with our team until a family obtains legal guardianship of the child.

Pre-Adoption Medical Review, Expedited is for families, new or return, seeking an initial summary report of a preadoption medical review within 1-business day of file submission and payment. Summaries will be sent through the AMC Family Portal.

Please note: Those that request an expedited preadoption medical review on a Thursday after 3:00 pm (CT) or on a Friday can expect to receive a report summary the following Monday. Follow-up and updates for this specific child will be continued with our team until a family obtains legal guardianship of the child, however, follow-up questions will be reviewed within 3-business days of new file or question submission.

This service is for families, new or return, seeking an initial summary report of a preadoption medical review returned within 24-hours of form submission and payment over a weekend or a holiday. This applies from 3:00 pm (CT) the day prior to the weekend/holiday or on the weekend/holiday. Those seeking this service must connect with the reviewer on service to confirm availability. To determine the reviewer on service visit https://med.umn.edu/adoption/services/preadoption/preadoption-medical-reviews. Please contact iac@umn.edu if you have questions regarding this service.

Please note: Follow-up and updates for this specific child will be continued with our team until a family obtains legal guardianship of the child, however, follow-up questions will be reviewed within 3-business days of new file or question submission.