The methods selected to confirm the identity should be appropriate to the category of the individual making the request for release of information, and might include:
- Requesting the individual to supply a copy of a birth certificate or viewing the birth certificate and recording in narrative the birth certificate number.
- Requesting the individual to supply a copy of the adoption decree or viewing the decree and recording the court file number.
- Requesting the individual to supply a copy of their driver’s license.
- Viewing the legal papers awarded to the guardian(s) of the person when non-identifying information is requested.