237 Pa. Code r. 1201 - Procedures for Protective Medical Custody

When a physician examining or treating a child, a director, or a person specifically designated in writing by the director, of any hospital or other medical institution takes a child into custody pursuant to Rule 1200, the following provisions shall apply:

a) Notice.

1) The person taking the child into custody shall notify the guardian and the county agency of:

a) the whereabouts of the child, unless disclosure is prohibited by court order; and

b) the reasons for taking the child into custody.

2) Notice may be oral. The notice shall be reduced to writing within twenty-four hours.

b) Duration of custody. No child may be held in protective custody in a hospital or other medical institution for more than twenty-four hours unless the appropriate county agency is immediately notified that the child has been taken into custody and the county agency obtains an order permitting the child to be held in custody for a longer period. The president judge of each judicial district shall ensure that a judge is available twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year to accept and decide actions brought by the county agency within the twenty-four hour period.

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237 Pa. Code r. 1201