1. (a) The:

   1. (1) department's attorney; or

   2. (2) licensed child placing agency;

      shall sign and file a verified petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship not more than fifteen (15) days after taking custody of a safe haven infant.

2. (b) The petition must:

   1. (1) be entitled "In the Matter of the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of ____________, a Safe Haven Infant"; and

   2. (2) allege that the:

      1. (A) child was left in a newborn safety device or by a parent with an emergency medical services provider; and

      2. (B) termination of the parent-child relationship is:

         1. (i) in the child's best interest; and
         2. (ii) in furtherance of an adoption.

3. (c) At the time the verified petition described in subsection (a) is filed:

   1. (1) the department's attorney shall also file a permanency plan for the safe haven infant; or
   2. (2) the licensed child placing agency shall also file a recommendation in support of the prospective adoptive parent with whom the safe haven infant is placed.

As added by P.L.45-2023, SEC.13.