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Idaho Code § 39-8202: Definitions.

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  1. TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY
  2. CHAPTER 82 IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT

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) "Indian child" means any unmarried person who is under eighteen (18) years of age and is either:

(a) A member or citizen of an Indian tribe; or

(b) Eligible for membership or citizenship in an Indian tribe and is the biological child of a member or citizen of an Indian tribe.

(3) "Newborn safety device" means a device that is voluntarily installed in a supporting wall of a hospital, fire station, law enforcement agency, or medical services provider that is staffed twenty-four (24) hours per day and that has an exterior point of access allowing an individual to place a newborn infant inside and an interior point of access allowing individuals inside the building to safely retrieve the newborn infant.

(4) "Safe haven" means:

(a) Hospitals licensed in the state of Idaho;

(b) Licensed physicians in the state of Idaho and staff working at their offices and clinics;

(c) Advanced practice professional nurses, including certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists licensed or registered pursuant to chapter 14, title 54, Idaho Code;

(d) Physician assistants licensed pursuant to chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code;

(e) Medical personnel acting or serving in the capacity as a licensed provider, affiliated with a recognized Idaho EMS agency. For purposes of this act, "medical personnel" shall include those individuals certified by the Idaho military division as:

(i) First responders;

(ii) Emergency medical technicians – basic;

(iii) Advanced emergency medical technicians – ambulance;

(iv) Emergency medical technicians – intermediate; and

(v) Emergency medical technicians – paramedic; and

(f) A fire station operated by a city, a county, a tribal entity, a fire protection district or a volunteer fire department if there are personnel on duty.

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