HB409 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Danny Crawford Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Infants, use of baby boxes for parents to anonymously deliver infants to hospital, emergency medical services providers, or fire dept. without liability and with immunity from child abandonment statutes, Secs. 26-25-1, 26-25-3, 26-25-4 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides that an emergency medical services provider may take possession of infant children if a parent voluntarily delivers the child to that provider and does not express an intent to return for the child; it further provides immunity from prosecution to parents who voluntarily deliver children to those providers in this manner under the child neglect and child abandonment statutes.

This bill would allow for the use of an infant safety device for the purpose of allowing parents to anonymously deliver infant children to emergency medical service providers as well as fire department facilities that request the device.

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Subjects

Infants