Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Duties and Responsibilities of the Safe Haven Provider. -The safe haven provider shall:

(a) Act appropriately to take care of the infant;

(b) Inform the parent that the parent may, but is not required to answer questions regarding the identity and medical history of the infant;

(c) Confirm, if practicable, that the parent wishes to permanently relinquish their parental rights and release the infant for adoption; and

(d) Within the forty-eight (48) hours from the time of relinquishment of the child by birth parent/s to safe haven provider or from the report by a finder that a foundling was discovered, as applicable, inform the NACC through the RACCO that a child has been relinquished in its custody, including all information surrounding the identity and circumstances of abandonment of the child.