Safe Delivery
- 1. When did this law take effect?
- 2. In general, what does the law provide?
- 3. Who is an Emergency Service Provider?
- 4. What written information is the ESP to provide the surrendering parent?
- 5. What other information should the ESP share?
- 6. Where does an ESP obtain a listing of counseling and medical service providers?
- 7. How does the ESP know if the baby is a newborn?
- 8. What if the person(s) surrendering the newborn leaves without providing any additional information?
- 9. What if someone other than a parent surrenders the newborn?
- 10. How will the non-surrendering parent know about the birth and the surrender of the baby?
- 11. What if the newborn is found abandoned on the hospital, fire station or police station premises?
- 12. What if a parent(s) returns to the hospital, fire station or police station following the surrender and requests return of the newborn?
- 13. What Circuit Court, Family Division does the surrendering parent(s) file for custody if, after surrender, they wish to do so?
- 14. The law indicates that the newborn surrendered at a fire department or police station must be transferred to the hospital. How should this be done?
- 15. Should the initial clinical assessment of the newborn, at the hospital, include a complete physical examination?
- 16. What should be done if, during the hospital's clinical assessment, signs of abuse and/or neglect are present?
- 17. Does the hospital have to obtain written consent to treat and/or transfer the newborn?
- 18. Do ESPs have legal protection against lawsuits relating to accepting surrendered newborns?
- 19. Will the surrendered newborn be eligible for Medicaid?
- 20. Who applies for the birth registration for the newborn?
- 21. Following an examination at a hospital and if the newborn is unharmed, what is the next step for the hospital?
- 22. Where does the hospital obtain a listing of child placing agencies that handle adoptions?
- 23. What are the responsibilities of a child placing agency that has taken a newborn under this law?
- 24. How do I contact the Michigan Missing Children's Information Clearinghouse and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children?
- 25. The child placing agency that has temporary protective custody of a newborn under the Safe Delivery of Newborns Act will be required to complete court forms. What forms have been developed and how does the agency access them?
- 26. Where can I get more information about the Safe Delivery Law?
