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MA H114

MA H114
Relative to the safety of newborns


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Introduced
01/20/2015
In Committee
05/16/2016
Crossed Over
05/12/2016
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the list of locations for a safe surrender under the baby safe haven law. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing "baby safe haven law," which allows individuals to safely surrender an unharmed newborn baby to designated locations without fear of prosecution. Specifically, it expands the list of safe surrender locations beyond hospitals, police departments, and manned fire stations to include any "designated facility" and also allows for surrender with an "emergency responder" (a term that seems to be implicitly defined by the context of the bill as someone responding to a 911 call) at an agreed-upon location after calling 911. The bill also makes a minor grammatical correction by changing "an" to "and" in one instance and adds "emergency responder" after "police" in the list of authorized personnel.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (9)

Last Action

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (on 05/16/2016)

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