Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 39.10

Current through September 30, 2024

Section DCF 39.10 - Responsibilities of emergency medical service providers

An emergency medical service provider whose employee or agent takes custody of a newborn or who may be required to dispatch a law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician under this chapter shall do all of the following:

(1) Develop and implement written policies and procedures that set forth how the emergency medical service provider will cooperate with other emergency medical service providers to perform its responsibilities under this chapter.

(2) Develop and implement written policies and procedures to guide employees and agents in their activities performed under this chapter.

(3) Ensure that an employee or agent who takes custody of a newborn under this chapter is trained in the policies and procedures developed pursuant to subs. (1) and (2).

(4) Maintain a supply of the publication entitled Relinquishment Brochure and Questionnaire to be distributed by an employee or agent pursuant to s. DCF 39.09(2).

Note: A copy of the Relinquishment Brochure and Questionnaire is available in the publications section of the department website, http://dcf.wisconsin.gov. The publication number is 4073.

(5) Maintain all of the following written documentation:

(a) Name and title of the employee or agent who took custody of the newborn and the name and title of any other employee or agent present during the act of relinquishment.

(b) Date and time of the relinquishment, and address where the relinquishment occurred. If the actual address cannot be ascertained, the nearest cross street to the location where the relinquishment occurred.

(c) Any relevant information relating to the relinquishment given to an employee or agent.

(d) Information on the general health of the newborn at the time of the relinquishment and during the transfer of custody of the newborn to an intake worker under s. DCF 39.09(3).

(e) Any non-identifying observations concerning the relinquishment made by an employee or agent who took custody of a newborn and any employee or agent who was present during the relinquishment or was otherwise involved in the relinquishment.

(f) A description of all actions taken by an employee or agent after the newborn was taken into custody, including all locations that a newborn was taken and the reason the newborn was taken to any of the specified locations.

(g) The age or estimated age of the newborn.

(h) The name and address of the intake worker, and the date, time, and location that custody was transferred to the intake worker under s. DCF 39.09(3).

(i) Whether the newborn is believed to have been abused or neglected, as defined in s. 48.02(1) and (12g), Stats.

(j) The date on which a birth certificate for the newborn was filed as specified in s. DCF 39.07(4).

(k) Whether the parent or person assisting with the parent during the relinquishment refused to accept any information offered.

(L) Whether the parent or person assisting the parent voluntarily provided any identifying information.

(m) Whether the employee or agent that took custody of the newborn informed the parent and the person assisting the parent during the relinquishment, of the anonymity and confidentiality provisions specified in s. DCF 39.08.

(n) Procedures that prescribe the transfer of responsibilities under s. DCF 39.05(4) from an employee or agent who took custody of a newborn to a different employee or agent authorized under s. DCF 39.05(1) or (2) to take custody of a newborn.

(6) Make available in a location conspicuous to an employee and agent a copy of this chapter and the policies and procedures developed and implemented under subs. (1) and (2).

(7) Develop and implement any other written policies and procedures that may be required by the department under this chapter.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 39.10

CR 03-010: cr. Register January 2004 No. 577, eff. 2-1-04; corrections in (4), (5) (d), (h), (j), (m) and (n) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; correction in (5) (i) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register May 2010 No. 653.