Request by adopted person, etc.
 17. (1) Subject to subsection (4), an adopted person, the son or daughter of an adopted person or any other descendant of an adopted person who suffers from a severe mental or physical illness or has suffered from such an illness in the past may request that the MCSS custodian conduct a search under section 16 for any birth family member of the adopted person specified in the request if, (a) the person who requests the search will derive a direct medical benefit should a search by the MCSS custodian result in the location of the birth family member; or (b) there are reasons to believe that the birth family member who is the object of the search, (i) may suffer from a severe mental or physical illness or have a medically established risk of contracting such an illness, and (ii) will derive a direct medical benefit from being located.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 17 (1); O. Reg. 560/07, s. 7 (1). (2) Subject to subsection (4), an adopted person, the son or daughter of an adopted person or any other descendant of an adopted person who does not suffer from a severe mental or physical illness and has not suffered from such an illness in the past may request that the MCSS custodian conduct a search under section 16 for any birth family member of the adopted person specified in the request if, (a) any other person authorized to make a request under this subsection suffers from such an illness or has suffered from such an illness in the past; and (b) there are reasons to believe that a birth family member who is the object of the search, (i) may suffer from a severe mental or physical illness or have a medically established risk of contracting such an illness, and (ii) will derive a direct medical benefit from being located.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 17 (2); O. Reg. 112/09, s. 6. (3) If an adopted person suffered from a severe mental or physical illness and has died and the conditions described in clause (2) (b) are met, a request that the MCSS custodian conduct a search under section 16 for any birth family member of the adopted person specified in the request may be made by any of the following persons: 1. The adopted person’s spouse. 2. The executor of the adopted person’s estate. 3. A person who is, i. a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario or a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario who holds a certificate of registration in the extended class, or ii. legally authorized to practise medicine or psychology in a jurisdiction outside of Ontario.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 17 (3). (4) The following rules apply if the person who is entitled to request that the MCSS custodian conduct a search under subsection (1) or (2) is a minor, being less than 18 years of age: 1. Subject to paragraph 2, the minor is not entitled to ask the MCSS custodian to conduct the search. 2. An adopted person who is a minor has the right to ask the MCSS custodian to conduct the search with the consent of an adoptive parent or of the person who has custody of the adopted person. 3. A parent of the minor or a person with custody of the minor may ask the MCSS custodian to conduct the search on behalf of the minor.  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 17 (4); O. Reg. 560/07, s. 7 (2, 3). (5) Nothing in this section shall prevent a person from asking the MCSS custodian to conduct a search under subsection (1), (2) or (3) if that person is appointed as the guardian of, or is otherwise legally authorized to act on behalf of, a person who is entitled to ask the MCSS custodian to conduct a search under subsection (1), (2) or (3).  O. Reg. 464/07, s. 17 (5).