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Senator introduces changes to Idaho Safe Haven law to streamline placement of abandoned infants
Summary
Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS 32140 to require the Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies, speed placement of infants found in Safe Haven locations and set timelines for notifications when Indian Child Welfare Act jurisdiction may apply. The committee voted to send the request to print.
Senator Tammy Nichols of District 10 introduced RS 32140, a draft that would amend Idaho Code section 39-8202 to update the state's Safe Haven procedures for infants left at designated locations.
The legislation would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies for placement of children left under the Safe Haven Act and would direct the department to transfer custody to a selected agency within 24 hours unless urgent medical circumstances exist. If a child requires medical care and no adoptive family is identified within 48 hours, the draft requires the child remain at the hospital while the court and prosecutor are notified for a shelter care hearing. The…
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