Section 170-B:8 - Immediate Surrender Prohibited; Availability of CounselingI. No surrender shall be taken until a passage of a minimum of 72 hours after the birth of the child.II. Any parent wishing to surrender his or her parental rights for the adoption of a child shall be informed by the parent's legal counsel, or if counsel has been waived, by the potential adoptive parents or by their attorney, physician or any intermediary, acting in their behalf or a licensed child-placing agency, that child-placing agencies licensed under RSA 170-E are available to provide counseling about the parent's decision to place the child for adoption. 2004, 255 : 1 , eff. Jan. 2, 2005.