Amendment #616 to H3400

relative to safe placement of newborns

Mrs. O'Connell of Taunton moves to amend the bill by adding the following four sections:-

“SECTION XX. SECTION 1. Section 39 1/2 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, inclusive, the words "or manned fire station" and inserting in place thereof the following:- , manned fire station or with an emergency responder at an agreed upon location following a 911 call

SECTION XX. Section 39 1/2 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking, in line 6, in the first instance in which it appears, the word "an" and inserting in place thereof the following:- and

SECTION XX. Section 39 1/2 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, inclusive, the words "hospital, police department or manned fire station" and inserting in place thereof the following:- designated facility

SECTION XX. Section 39 1/2 of said chapter 119, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 17, after the word "police" the following:- , emergency responder”