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Sen. Tammy Nichols advances changes to Idaho Safe Haven Act to speed placement of abandoned infants
Summary
A proposed revision to Idaho Code 39-8202 would require the Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies, set timelines for custody transfer and tribal notification, and emphasize coordination with tribes and adoption agencies. The committee voted to send the draft to print.
Sen. Tammy Nichols, R-Dist. 10, introduced a legislative service request, RS 32140, to amend section 39-8202 of the Idaho Code and update procedures under the Idaho Safe Haven Act to clarify placement and notification steps when infants are left at Safe Haven locations.
Nichols said the draft would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies for placement of infants left under Safe Haven provisions, require custody transfer to a selected agency within 24 hours unless urgent circumstances exist, and, when a child requires medical care…
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