{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-13507","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 13507","heading":"Duties of Authorized Safe Haven Personnel.","body":"(a) Upon receiving a relinquished newborn infant under this Article, authorized Safe Haven personnel shall:\n(1) perform a preliminary medical screening examination;\n(2) provide necessary stabilizing treatment to the extent he or she is trained to provide those services;\n(3) arrange for the immediate transportation of the newborn infant to the nearest hospital with an emergency department;\n(4) assign the newborn infant a unique, confidential identification number;\n(5) provide, or make a good faith effort to provide, to the mother a copy of the confidential identification number in order to facilitate reunification with the newborn infant pursuant to § 13506 of this Article;\n(6) provide, or make a good faith effort to provide, to the mother a Custody and Parental Rights Notice as described under Subsection (b) of this Section, which may be declined by the mother;\n(7) provide, or make a good faith effort to provide, to the mother a Medical Information Questionnaire as described under Subsection (c) of this Section, which may be declined by the mother or voluntarily filled out at the time the child is relinquished;\n(8) notify Child Protective Services of acceptance of emergency protective custody of the relinquished newborn infant on behalf of the authorized Safe Haven as soon as possible, but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after accepting custody of the newborn infant; and\n(9) provide to Child Protective Services any medical information pertinent to the infant’s health, including, but not limited to, information obtained pursuant to the Medical Information Questionnaire described in Subsection (c) of this Section, that has been received by or is in the possession of the authorized Safe Haven, not to include any personally identifying information pertaining to the relinquishing mother.\n(b) Custody and Parental Rights Notice. Every notice provided pursuant to Subsection (a)(6) of this Section shall contain the following notice in no less than twelve (12)-point type:\nNOTICE: YOU HAVE FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS TO REQUEST RETURN OF YOUR\nCHILD. TO DO SO, YOU MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR REUNIFICATION TO\nCHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. IF YOU SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR\nREUNIFICATION, YOU WILL WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO ANONYMITY AND\nCONFIDENTIALITY, MEANING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES COULD\nIDENTIFY YOU AND CONTACT YOU. AFTER FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS, YOU\nWILL HAVE TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GUAM TO PREVENT FINAL\nTERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS.\n(c) Medical Information Questionnaire. The Medical Information Questionnaire described under Subsection (a)(7) of this Section shall not require any personally identifying information about the newborn infant or the mother relinquishing the newborn infant, other than the identification code assigned to the infant. Every questionnaire provided under Subsection (a)(7) of this Section shall begin with the following notice in no less than twelve (12)-point type:\nNOTICE: THE INFANT YOU HAVE BROUGHT IN TODAY MAY HAVE SERIOUS\nMEDICAL NEEDS IN THE FUTURE THAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT TODAY.\nSOME ILLNESSES, INCLUDING CANCER, ARE BEST TREATED WHEN WE KNOW\nABOUT FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORIES. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES RELATIVES\nARE NEEDED FOR LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS. TO MAKE SURE THIS BABY\nWILL HAVE A HEALTHY FUTURE, YOUR ASSISTANCE IN FULLY COMPLETING\nTHIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS ESSENTIAL. THANK YOU.","path":["Title 19: Personal Relations","Division 1 - Persons \u0026 Personal Relations","Chapter 13: Child Protective Act","ARTICLE 5: NEWBORN INFANT SAFE HAVEN ACT"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/19gc013.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T04:04:28Z","sha256":"1f8a256579368e1384ede26776829ddbee285d06e35d32a29a58e1d1e510e2f6","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-13506","next":"us-gu/19-gca-13508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}