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Committee sends Safe Haven update to print to speed licensed placements for abandoned newborns
Summary
Senator Tammy Nichols presented RS32140, an update to Idaho Code section 39-8202 that would require the Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies and set timelines and notification rules for placements of infants left at Safe Haven locations. The committee voted to send the draft to print.
Senator Tammy Nichols, representing District 10, told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that RS32140 would amend Idaho Code section 39-8202 to clarify placement procedures for infants left at Safe Haven locations such as hospitals and fire stations. "This legislation amends section 39-8202 of the Idaho code updating the Safe Haven Act to include new definitions and provisions," Nichols said when she introduced the proposal.
The measure would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption…
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