Section 31-34-2.5-2 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Notice to department of child services or child placing agency; duties of department of child services or child placing agency upon receipt of notice(a) Immediately after an emergency medical services provider takes custody of a safe haven infant under section 1 of this chapter, the provider shall notify either: (1) the department of child services; or(2) a licensed child placing agency; that the provider has taken custody of the safe haven infant.
(b) If notified under subsection (a), the department of child services or a licensed child placing agency shall:(1) assume the care, control, and custody of the safe haven infant immediately after receiving notice under subsection (a);(2) not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the department of child services or a licensed child placing agency has taken custody of the safe haven infant, contact the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults established by IC 10-13-5-5 and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported missing; and(3) fifteen (15) days after the department of child services or a licensed child placing agency has taken custody of the safe haven infant, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children a second time to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported missing.Amended by P.L. 45-2023,SEC. 6, eff. 7/1/2023.As added by P.L. 133-2000, SEC.3. Amended by P.L. 217-2001, SEC.6; P.L. 2-2003, SEC.76; P.L. 234-2005, SEC.169; P.L. 43-2009, SEC.20.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.