Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 39 - Relinquishing Custody Of A Newborn Child
Section DCF 39.01 - Authority and purpose

This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 48.195(6) and 227.11(2), Stats., to establish procedures under which a parent may relinquish a newborn who is 72 hours old or younger and procedures by which a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or hospital staff member may take custody of a relinquished newborn, and procedures by which a parent who relinquishes a newborn may choose to be identified as the newborn's parent.