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Senate committee advances Safe Haven Act changes to speed placement of abandoned infants
Summary
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send RS 32140 to print. The resolution would amend Idaho Code section 39-8202 to require the Department of Health and Welfare to maintain a list of licensed adoption agencies, set timeframes for custody transfer, and trigger Indian Child Welfare Act notifications when applicable.
Senate Health and Welfare Committee members voted to send RS 32140, a sponsor-introduced amendment to Idaho's Safe Haven Act, to print after a brief presentation and questions.
Senator Tammy Nichols, R‑District 10, told the committee the bill "amends section 39‑8202 of the Idaho Code" and would require the Department of Health and Welfare to maintain "a list of licensed adoption agencies" for placement of infants left under Safe Haven provisions. Nichols said the measure would ensure custody is transferred to a selected agency within 24 hours unless there are urgent circumstances, and that if a child requires medical care and no adoptive family is found within 48 hours the child would remain in a hospital while the court and…
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