23 Pa. C.S. § 6504.1

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
Section 6504.1 - Police officers accepting newborns
(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)(4) (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 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.

23 Pa.C.S. § 6504.1

Added by P.L. 843 2014 No. 91, § 7, eff. 8/31/2014.