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ABANDONED NEWBORN PROTECTION ACT GUIDELINES
In August 2001,
then Governor Ryan signed the Abandoned Newborn
Protection Act into law. The Act allows
a parent to relinquish a newborn infant to a hospital, fire station or
emergency medical facility. The parent may
remain anonymous and is immune from liability as long as the infant is
unharmed. Under the new law, hospitals
and manned fire stations have specific responsibilities. In 2002, the Metropolitan Chicago
Healthcare Council’s Committee on Clinical, Administrative, Professional &
Emergency Services (CAPES) convened a special task force to develop guidelines
and resources that will assist in complying with the new legislation. These guidelines as well as a slide presentation were
developed in 2002 to assist with staff education. In addition, the Save
Abandoned Babies Foundation was created to save the lives of
newborns that might otherwise be abandoned unsafely in
Illinois.
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