Expanding Safe Haven Locations for Unwanted Infants
This proposed bill would expand the list of facilities where unwanted infants can be safely surrendered in Tennessee. Before this change, only certain medical facilities were required to accept newborns under specific conditions. The new proposal adds ambulance stations with round-the-clock staff to that list. This affects parents who may need to surrender their newborns and the staff at these facilities. When enacted, it would provide additional safe locations for infant surrenders.
Before this change, only certain medical facilities were required to accept newborns under specific conditions.
This proposed bill would expand the list of facilities where unwanted infants can be safely surrendered in Tennessee. Before this change, only certain medical facilities were required to accept newborns under specific conditions. The new proposal adds ambulance stations with round-the-clock staff to that list. This affects parents who may need to surrender their newborns and the staff at these facilities. When enacted, it would provide additional safe locations for infant surrenders.