Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 450.402. Birth registration:  Foundling registration

The birth of each child of unknown parentage discovered within this Commonwealth shall be registered on a form prescribed by the department and within such period of time following the discovery of the child as the regulations of the Advisory Health Board shall prescribe.  The person in charge of the agency or institution or such other person into whose care the child is first delivered shall file the registration form with the local registrar of the district in which the child is discovered.  Such registration shall be acceptable for all purposes in lieu of a certificate of birth.