Idaho § 39-8202 DEFINITIONS

Idaho Statutes

§ 39-8202 — DEFINITIONS

Idaho § 39-8202

Title 39HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 82IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT

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Idaho Code § 39-8202 (2026).

Text

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

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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.

Legislative History

[(39-8202) 39-8102, added 2001, ch. 357, sec. 1, p. 1253; am. and redesig. 2005, ch. 25, sec. 69, p. 107; am. 2017, ch. 200, sec. 1, p. 502; am. 2024, ch. 115, sec. 1, p. 495; am. 2025, ch. 94, sec. 26, p. 473; am. 2025, ch. 127, sec. 1, p. 659.]