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Committee advances amendments to safe‑haven law to permit baby boxes and monitoring
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 6, 2019
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Summary
Senator Cecile Bledsoe said amendments to the state's baby safe‑haven law add fire departments and permit baby boxes, with recommended weekly testing and twice‑daily checks; the committee voted to pass the amended measure.
Senator Cecile Bledsoe presented amendments to an existing baby safe‑haven statute originally enacted in 2001. She said the bill was amended to explicitly add fire departments to entities that may accept surrendered infants and to allow the use of baby boxes…
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