Sec. 5. If a licensed child placing agency assumes custody of a safe haven infant under section 2 of this chapter, the licensed child placing agency shall do the following:

(1) Without unnecessary delay, place the safe haven infant in a preapproved adoptive home with a prospective adoptive parent who intends to adopt the safe haven infant.

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(2) File a petition to terminate the parent-child relationship under IC 31-35-1.5.

As added by P.L.45-2023, SEC.9.

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