How A8649 changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 372-g of the social services law.

• Section 372-g of the social services law

  and . → ; and 4. for the purposes of this section, the term "safe haven baby box" shall mean a secure, climate-controlled device installed at a facility staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, including but not limited to hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and emergency medical service facilities. Such device shall: (a) lock automatically upon placement of an infant; (b) notify facility personnel immediately upon use via alarm or alert system; (c) be accessible only from the interior side of the facility by authorized staff; italics (d) include interior cushioning and temperature regulation to protect the infant; and (e) be approved by and installed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the office of children and family services. 1. 2. A person is not guilty of the crime of endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to section 260.10 of this article based solely upon the fact that such person delivers a child not more than thirty days old to: (a) a safe haven as defined under section three hundred seventy-two-g of the social services law, including placement of the child into a safe haven baby box as defined in subdivision four of such section, provided the box is installed at a facility that is continuously staffed and authorized by the office of children and family services; and (b) notifies an appropriate person of the location of the child if the child is not directly handed to a person.

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