| N.M. Stat. § 24-22-5
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Chapter
24. Health and Safety
Article
22. Safe Haven for Infants
§ 24-22-5. Responsibilities of the children, youth and families department
A. The children, youth and families department shall be deemed
to have emergency custody of an infant who has been
left at a hospital according to the provisions of the
Safe Haven for Infants Act.
B.
Upon receiving a report of an infant left at a
hospital pursuant to the provisions of the Safe Haven for
Infants Act, the children, youth and families department shall immediately
conduct an investigation, pursuant to the provisions of the Abuse
and Neglect Act.
C.
When an infant is taken into custody by the children,
youth and families department, the department shall make reasonable efforts
to determine whether the
infant is an Indian child. If the infant is
an Indian child:
(1)
the child's tribe shall be notified as required by Section
32A-1-14 NMSA 1978 and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act
of 1978; and
(2)
pre-adoptive placement and adoptive placement of the Indian child shall
be in accordance with the provisions of Section 32A-5-5 NMSA
1978 regarding Indian child placement preferences.
D.
The children, youth and families department shall perform public outreach
functions necessary to educate the public about the Safe Haven
for Infants Act, including developing literature about that act and
distributing it to hospitals.
E.
An infant left at a hospital in accordance with the
provisions of the Safe Haven for Infants Act shall presumptively
be deemed eligible and enrolled for medicaid benefits and services.
L.
2001, Ch. 31, § 5, eff. March 14, 2001; L. 2001, Ch. 132, §
5, eff. April
2, 2001; L. 2005, Ch. 26, § 6, eff. June 17, 2005.
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