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Iowa Code § 233.1 Newborn safe haven Act — definitions.
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1. This chapter may be cited as the “Newborn Safe Haven Act” . 2. For the purposes of this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Adoption service provider” means a state-licensed private agency which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal R…
Iowa Code § 233.1A Required training and certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid — adoption service provider employees.
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An adoption service provider shall require and verify that all employees of the adoption service provider responding to the relinquishment of physical custody of a newborn infant in accordance with section 233.2 are trained and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitat…
Iowa Code § 233.2 Newborn infant custody release procedures.
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1. a. A parent of a newborn infant may voluntarily release custody of the newborn infant as follows: (1) By relinquishing physical custody of the newborn infant, without expressing an intent to again assume physical custody, at an institutional health facility or a fire station, …
Iowa Code § 233.3 Immunity.
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Any person authorized by the parent to assist with release of custody in accordance with section 233.2 by relinquishing physical custody of the newborn infant or to otherwise act on the parent’s behalf is immune from criminal prosecution for abandonment or neglect of the newborn …