Bill Summary
HB 899 Surrendered Newborn Infants (2023 Session)
Surrendered Newborn Infants: Authorizes hospitals, emergency medical services stations, & fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if device meets specified criteria; requires hospitals, emergency medical services stations, or fire stations to physically check & test devices at specified intervals; authorizes parent to leave newborn infant with medical staff or licensed healthcare professional at hospital after delivery of newborn infant; authorizes parent to surrender newborn infant by calling 911 & requesting EMS provider to meet at specified location to retrieve newborn infant. Effective Date: July 1, 2023
02/16/23
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Filed
02/28/23
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Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/28/23
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Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
03/07/23
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On Committee agenda - Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee, 03/09/23, 2:00 pm, 102 H
03/09/23
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Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/09/23
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/15/23
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 03/17/23, 8:00 am, 17 H
03/17/23
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Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/18/23
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/21/23
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/23/23
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/23
03/30/23
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/31/23
03/31/23
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 111 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/31/23
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In Messages
03/31/23
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Received; Referred to Rules
05/05/23
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Died in Rules
63.0423
383.5
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