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Senate committee sends Safe Haven Act update to print; bill would require adoption-agency list and faster placement
Summary
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send RS 32140 to print. Sponsor Sen. Tammy Nichols said the proposal would require the Department of Health and Welfare to keep a list of licensed adoption agencies and speed placement of infants left in Safe Haven sites, with special notice requirements if an Indian child is involved.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send RS 32140, an update to the state—s Safe Haven Act, to print after a brief presentation by Sen. Tammy Nichols.
Senator Tammy Nichols, R-District 10, said the draft legislation would amend Idaho Code section 39-8202 to require the Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies to which infants left at Safe Haven locations could be placed and to streamline custody and notice procedures. "If you're not familiar with the Safe Haven Act... there are places in facilities like fire stations, hospitals, where birth…
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