Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part I - General Health
Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF VITAL RECORDS
RECORDS OF BIRTH
Section 1.2 - Filing registrations of foundling births
Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 1.2
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A registration form for each foundling child shall be filed within 10 days after the child has been first delivered to the custody of a person, agency or institution.
(b) The place where the child was found shall be entered on the form as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be by approximation.
(c) If the child is later identified and an original certificate of birth is found or created, the foundling certificate shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only by court order.
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