Section 39-8201 – TITLE.
39-8201. TITLE. This chapter shall be known as the "Idaho Safe Haven Act." History: [(39-8201) 39-8101, added 2001, ch. 357, sec. 1, p. 1253; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 68, p. 106.]
Section 39-8202 – DEFINITIONS.
39-8202. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Custodial parent," for the purposes of this chapter, means, in the absence of a court decree, the parent with whom the child resides. (2) "Safe haven" means: (a) Hospitals licensed in the state of Idaho; (b) Licensed physicians in the state of […]
Section 39-8203 – EMERGENCY CUSTODY OF CERTAIN ABANDONED CHILDREN — CONFIDENTIALITY — IMMUNITY.
39-8203. EMERGENCY CUSTODY OF CERTAIN ABANDONED CHILDREN — CONFIDENTIALITY — IMMUNITY. (1) A safe haven shall take temporary physical custody of a child, without court order, if the child is personally delivered to a safe haven, provided that: (a) The child is no more than thirty (30) days of age; (b) The custodial parent delivers […]
Section 39-8204 – PROTECTIVE CUSTODY — PLACEMENT — IMMUNITY.
39-8204. PROTECTIVE CUSTODY — PLACEMENT — IMMUNITY. (1) Upon notification by a safe haven that a child has been abandoned pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, a peace officer or other person appointed by the court shall take protective custody of the child and shall immediately deliver the child to the care, control and […]
Section 39-8205 – SHELTER CARE HEARING — INVESTIGATION — ADJUDICATORY HEARING — TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
39-8205. SHELTER CARE HEARING — INVESTIGATION — ADJUDICATORY HEARING — TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. (1) A shelter care hearing shall be held pursuant to section 16-1615, Idaho Code, and the department shall file a petition for adjudicatory hearing to vest legal custody in the department pursuant to section 16-1621, Idaho Code, at or prior to […]
Section 39-8206 – CLAIM OF PARENTAL RIGHTS — PROCEDURE.
39-8206. CLAIM OF PARENTAL RIGHTS — PROCEDURE. (1) A parent of the child may make a claim of parental rights of an abandoned child, abandoned pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, by filing a notice of claim of parental rights with the vital statistics unit of the department of health and welfare. The vital […]
Section 39-8207 – REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
39-8207. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The department of health and welfare shall evaluate the program and shall submit a written report on the program, including recommendations for revisions and improvements, to the senate health and welfare committee and the house of representatives health and welfare committee of the legislature of the state of Idaho no later […]