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2001 SESSION

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HB 1891 Emergency custody of abandoned children; study data by DSS.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Affirmative defense to prosecution for abuse and neglect; Infant receiving facilities; emergency custody of abandoned children. Provides that when any person voluntarily delivers a child no older than 72 hours to an infant receiving facility, the person will have an affirmative defense to prosecution for abuse or neglect, if the abuse or neglect prosecution is based solely upon the delivery of the child to an infant receiving facility. Infant receiving facilities include hospitals and police departments. Other facilities may opt in by complying with standards set up by the Department of Health and the Department of Social Services. The person may remain anonymous. Personnel who accept these children would be immune from liability absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Health, shall launch a media campaign to promote safe placement alternatives for newborn infants and publicize the emergency custody for certain abandoned children procedures. This bill incorporates HB's 1633, 2154, 2533 and 2581.


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