Definitions

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 82 IDAHO SAFE HAVEN ACT 39-8202. Definitions. 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.