Senate panel approves safe haven bill for newborns
The Senate Human Services Committee unanimously backs a bill allowing parents of newborns to surrender a baby age four days or younger at a health care facility without penalty. The measure, tied to a Tama County case, would auto terminate parental rights and protect confidentiality with limits. abuse evidence would bar protections.
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Law expands nurses authority to pronounce death in care settings
State representatives passed a bill allowing physicians assistants and RNs to officially pronounce death when death is anticipated in licensed hospitals, health facilities, home health agencies, or hospice programs. The measure aims to aid rural areas.
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Bloomfield
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