{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1451.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1451.04","heading":"Placement.","body":"(a)\nAfter the surrender of a newborn, an Authorized Receiving Facility that is not a hospital shall transport the newborn to the nearest hospital as soon as transportation can be arranged.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nThe act of surrender shall constitute implied consent for the hospital to which the newborn is surrendered or transported and the hospital’s medical personnel to treat and provide care for the newborn and arrange for further placement with CFSA and, through CFSA, with a preadoptive home whenever possible.\n(2)\nHospital personnel shall immediately contact CFSA to report the surrender of the newborn and arrange for transport of the newborn to CFSA. The CFSA shall assume physical custody of the newborn within 23 hours of the surrender.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 14A. Newborn Safe Haven."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1451.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e358b7ae7756909776441111a6a82dd42323b5b2580384866f75aec7d06dd2ac","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1451.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1451.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}