SB 18-050

Senate Bill 18-050, which has been signed into law, updates Colorado’s safe haven laws by allowing staff at community clinic emergency centers to temporarily take care of infants who are 72 hours old or younger if the parents choose to leave them there. This means that in addition to hospitals and fire stations, these clinics can now serve as safe places for new parents to drop off their babies without fear of legal consequences. The law affects both the staff at these emergency centers and the parents who might use this service. Since it has been signed, the bill is now an active law that must be followed in Colorado.

Official Summary

The bill expands Colorado's safe haven laws to include staff members of community clinic emergency centers as persons allowed to take temporary physical custody of infants 72 hours old or younger when the infant is voluntarily surrendered by its parent or parents. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

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