INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES

HOW FAMILIES LEARN ABOUT KIDSNET

KIDSNET makes a great effort to notify parents and guardians that their child’s information is in KIDSNET, especially because individual parental consent to include children’s information is not required.

Families learn about KIDSNET in different ways. You may get information from:

• Your obstetrician’s office before your child is born; or
• The birthing hospital at the time your child is born; or
• A letter that KIDSNET sends to your home shortly after your child’s birth.

For children born in Rhode Island, families also receive a Hallmark® Newborn Greeting card two weeks after birth. The Governor of Rhode Island signs this card. It includes a KIDSNET flyer explaining what KIDSNET is and gives a telephone number to call if you have any questions.

If your child was born outside of Rhode Island and sees a Rhode Island participating doctor or receives services at a KIDSNET participating program, your child’s information will be added to KIDSNET. A notification letter and fact card will be mailed to the child’s parents or guardians when the child’s information is added to KIDSNET, regardless of the age of the child.

Click on the links below to view:

• Newborn Notification Brochures (En Español)
• The Hallmark® Newborn Greeting card
• KIDSNET introduction card included with the Hallmark® card (En Español)
• Notification letter sent to parents of children born outside of Rhode Island (En Español)
• Fact card that is sent with the notification letter

KIDSNET protects the information about each child very carefully. For more about the confidentiality of information in KIDSNET, click here.