CHC 1150 - Definitions - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 1150. Definitions

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.

(2) "Designated emergency care facility" means any hospital licensed in the state of Louisiana, any public health unit, any emergency medical service provider, any medical clinic, any fire station, any police station, any pregnancy crisis center, or any child advocacy center.

(3) "Infant" means a child not previously subjected to abuse or neglect, who is not more than thirty days old as determined within a reasonable degree of medical certainty by an examining physician.

(4) "Relinquish" or "relinquishment" of an infant means to give over possession or control of him by a parent to another in compliance with this Chapter, with the settled intent to forego all parental responsibilities.

Acts 2003, No. 609, §2; Acts 2009, No. 284, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.