Pennsylvania Birth Parent Authorization to Release Information and Request Contact is a document used by birth parents in the state of Pennsylvania to allow the release of information pertaining to their child's adoption and to request contact with their child. This document is typically used in open adoptions and can be used to give the adoptive family permission to contact the birth parent or to obtain the original birth certificate. There are two types of Pennsylvania Birth Parent Authorization to Release Information and Request Contact: a Release of Information form and a Request Contact form. The Release of Information form allows the birth parent to authorize the release of confidential information, including the original birth certificate, to the adoptive family. The Request Contact form allows the birth parent to request contact with their child, either in the form of letters, emails, or phone calls. Both forms must be completed and signed by the birth parent in order for the adoption to proceed.