Relating to the surrender of infants; to amend Sections 26-25-1, 26-25-2, 26-25-3, and 26-25-5, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 26-25-1.1 and 26-25-1.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for the surrender of an infant to an emergency medical services provider or a hospital; to provide for the surrender of an infant in a baby safety device that meets certain requirements; to authorize the Department of Public Health to adopt rules relating to baby safety devices; to provide for an investigation into whether a surrendered infant is a missing child; to provide an affirmative defense to certain charges to parents who surrender an infant; to further provide for civil immunity for emergency medical services providers who accept surrendered infants; and to repeal Section 26-25-4, Code of Alabama 1975.
It became law on Jun 14, 2023.
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- Became law
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- Latest action
- Jun 14, 2023
What it does
Surrender of infants; anonymous surrender of infants to emergency medical services provider or hospital, provided for; installation and maintenance of baby safety devices, provided for; Department of Public Health, authorized to adopt rules; certain affirmative defenses, provided to parents; certain immunity from liability, provided to emergency medical services providers
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