District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 4-1451.04. Placement.

(b)(1) The act of surrender shall constitute implied consent for the hospital to which the newborn is surrendered or transported and the hospital's medical personnel to treat and provide care for the newborn and arrange for further placement with CFSA and, through CFSA, with a preadoptive home whenever possible.

(2) Hospital personnel shall immediately contact CFSA to report the surrender of the newborn and arrange for transport of the newborn to CFSA. The CFSA shall assume physical custody of the newborn within 23 hours of the surrender.