43-15-201 - Emergency medical services provider to take possession of certain abandoned children. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-15-201. Emergency medical services provider to take possession of certain abandoned children.
 

(1)  An emergency medical services provider, without a court order, shall take possession of a child who is seventy-two (72) hours old or younger if the child is voluntarily delivered to the provider by the child's parent and the parent did not express an intent to return for the child. 

(2)  An emergency medical services provider who takes possession of a child under this section shall perform any act necessary to protect the physical health or safety of the child. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 484, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2001.