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Safe Surrender Act
State of Alaska > Health & Social Services > Office Of Children's Services
Alaska's Safe Surrender of Infants Act
What You Must Do
When receiving a surrendered infant, you must:
- Care for the infant
- Advise the parent that they may, but are not required to, provide the infant and/or
parents’ name(s) and medical history
- Ask the parent if they wish to give up parental rights and release the infant for
adoption- If the parent answers “yes”, you must assist the parent in contacting the
Office of Children’s Services (OCS) - If the patient answers “no”, you must immediately notify OCS
- Physical locations, phone numbers, and fax numbers for OCS offices may
be found on the internet - The statewide toll free reporting number for child abuse or surrendered
infants is (800) 478-4444
- If the parent answers “yes”, you must assist the parent in contacting the
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