Section DCF 39.07 - Health and safety of a newborn upon relinquishment(1) A law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or hospital staff member who takes a newborn into custody under this chapter shall take any action necessary to protect the health and safety of the newborn, including obtaining hospital-provided emergency medical services for each newborn taken into custody under this chapter.(2) If the location of a relinquishment is not a hospital, an ambulance service provider shall transport the newborn to the nearest hospital.(3) A hospital receiving a newborn under this chapter shall provide care for the newborn as provided in this chapter, ch. DHS 124, and s. 256.30, Stats.(4) Within 5 days after taking or receiving custody of a newborn, a hospital staff member shall file a birth certificate for the newborn under s. 69.14(3), Stats.(5) The act of relinquishment shall be presumed to be parental consent for the purpose of providing medical treatment and care to a relinquished newborn until an appropriate court order is granted under s. 48.373(1), Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 39.07
CR 03-010: cr. Register January 2004 No. 577, eff. 2-1-04; correction in (3) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.