The Department of Human Services shall develop standards for a sign that shall be posted at any medical facility, fire station, or police station to inform the general public that such facility is an authorized location to leave a newborn child as provided in this chapter. The Department of Human Services shall provide by rule and regulation for the size and type of such sign and where such sign should be located within or outside of such facility.
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-8
Posting of signs at medical facilities, fire stations, or police stations indicating authorized location for leaving newborns
Known as the Safe Place for Newborns Act
The act spans §§ 19-10A-1 to 19-10A-8 (8 sections).
Official Compilation of the Rules and Code 1981, § 19-10A-8, enacted by Ga
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