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§ 6504.1. Police officers accepting newborns

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: September 2, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic Relations (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Abuse of Family
Chapter 65. Newborn Protection
Effective: September 2, 2014
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6504.1
§ 6504.1. Police officers accepting newborns
Currentness
(a) Duties.--A police officer at a police station shall do all of the following relating to a newborn accepted under this chapter:
(1) Take the newborn into protective custody under section 6315(a)(5) (relating to taking child into protective custody).
(2) Ensure the newborn is transported to a hospital and placed into the care of a health care provider under section 6504 (relating to health care providers accepting newborns).
(b) Information.--When a police officer accepts a newborn pursuant to this chapter, a parent may provide the police officer with information about the newborn's medical history and any identifying information.

Credits

2014, July 2, P.L. 843, No. 91, § 7, effective in 60 days [Sept. 2, 2014].
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6504.1, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6504.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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