For amend and vote only, the Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard Sen. Holdman’s and Sen. Head’s SB 246 providing an additional child neglect defense to an emergency medical provider who took custody of a child under Indiana’s Save Haven law.
The Committee adopted an amendment by consent permitting the use of newborn safety devices in a conspicuous area visible to staff in hospitals that are staffed 24 hours a day. The amended bill passed 7-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/246