North Carolina General Statutes 7B-528. Information to surrendering parent
(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall create printable and downloadable information about infant safe surrender and the rights of the parents. The information shall be written in a user-friendly manner and translated to commonly spoken and read languages in this State. The Division shall post the information on its website and make the information available for distribution to agencies where persons identified in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-521 are on duty and to other agencies that request the information.
(b) The information shall explain each of the following:
(1) Who is a safely surrendered infant, surrendering parent, and non-surrendering parent.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 7B-528
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) The requirements for how a safe surrender of an infant may occur under this Article.
(3) The right to have the surrendering parent’s identity remain confidential with the exception of communicating with the non-surrendering parent, known medical providers who provided treatment to the infant prior to the safe surrender, law enforcement for purposes of a missing child assessment, or a court order.
(4) The information set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-526(b)(3) through (b)(8).
(5) That the information contains a relevant medical history form for the infant that would assist the department of social services in obtaining any necessary medical services for the infant and in facilitating the infant’s placement, including adoption. Completing the form is optional.
(6) An explanation that services may be available to the surrendering parent and infant accompanied by contact information for the local department of social services.
(c) The Division shall create a printable and downloadable medical history form as referred to in subsection (b) of this section, and the form must include instructions on how to complete it and where to return it. (2023-14, s. 6.2(a).)