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Sen. Tammy Nichols advances update to Idaho Safe Haven law to streamline placement of abandoned infants
Summary
Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS 32140 to clarify procedures under the Idaho Safe Haven Act, requiring the Department of Health and Welfare to keep a list of licensed adoption agencies and to speed placement and tribe notification in applicable cases. The committee voted to send the request to print.
Senator Tammy Nichols (R-10) presented RS 32140 to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, a proposal that would amend Idaho Code section 39-8202 to update the Safe Haven Act and clarify placement procedures for infants left in designated safe-haven locations.
The legislation would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies for placement of infants left in safe-haven locations and to ensure transfer of custody to a selected agency within 24 hours except in urgent circumstances. If a child requires medical care and an adoptive family is not located within 48…
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