Questions and Answers
What type of facility is classified as a Safe Haven?
What happens if a newborn infant is taken to a staffed fire station and there is no sign of abuse or neglect?
What is the procedure if abuse is determined at the staffed fire station?
What documents are included in the information packet offered to the relinquishing parent?
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What is the purpose of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act?
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Where can additional forms for the information packet be obtained?
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What Illinois law relates to the protection of abandoned newborn infants?
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What is the age limit for an infant to be considered a 'newborn' according to the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act?
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What is the term used to describe the act of leaving an infant with personnel of a hospital, emergency medical facility, staffed fire station, or police station?
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What is the benefit provided to parents who relinquish their unharmed newborn infants to a safe haven under the terms of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act?
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What is installed at each of the Hoffman Estates Fire Department Stations?
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What is the effective date of the Standard Operating Guidelines for Compliance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act?
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Who approved the Standard Operating Guidelines for Compliance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act?
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When is the re-evaluation date for the Standard Operating Guidelines for Compliance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act?
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Study Notes
Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act
- The Act allows a parent to anonymously relinquish their newborn infant to a safe haven, providing a safe alternative to parents in emotional distress or unable to provide for their infant's basic needs.
Safe Havens
- Safe havens include hospitals, emergency medical facilities, staffed fire stations, and police stations.
- Each Hoffman Estates Fire Department station is a recognized Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act drop-off location, with signs installed at each facility.
Definitions
- Newborn: an infant 30 days old or younger.
- Relinquish: leaving an infant with personnel of a designated safe haven.
Procedure for Relinquished Infants
- If a newborn infant is taken to a staffed fire station, personnel will examine the infant and transport it to the nearest hospital for further examination if no sign of abuse or neglect is found.
- If abuse is suspected, fire station personnel must inform law enforcement officials.
Information Packet
- An information packet containing specific documents will be offered to the relinquishing parent, but it may or may not be accepted.
- The packet is available in the station's "change of quarter's box" and additional forms can be found at www.saveabandonedbabies.org.
Policy
- The policy established by the Hoffman Estates Fire Department ensures compliance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, providing procedures for safe haven relinquishments.
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This quiz tests knowledge of the Hoffman Estates Fire Department's Standard Operating Guidelines on Compliance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Understand the protocols and procedures in place to ensure infant safety.
