Amends Tennessee law to allow voluntary surrendering of an infant at specific locations with 24-hour staffing.
This bill amends Tennessee law to allow the voluntary surrendering of an infant at specific locations, including fire stations, ambulance stations, police stations, emergency communications centers, and nursing homes. These locations must be staffed continuously on a 24-hour basis by a licensed emergency medical services provider. The bill also removes the requirement for these locations to be staffed and instead requires them to have staff scheduled. The changes take effect upon becoming law.
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