PRINTER'S NO. 3078
No. 2321 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BEBKO-JONES, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN,
COLAFELLA, COY, GEIST, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HORSEY,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, MANDERINO, MELIO,
MICHLOVIC, OLIVER, ORIE, PETRARCA, ROONEY, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TIGUE, WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 7, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 7, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for abandoned infants.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
6 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
7 § 511. Abandoned infants.
8 (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it
9 is justifiable for an individual who has physical custody of an
10 infant less than 16 days of age to leave that infant with a
11 provider of emergency medical services.
12 (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an offense
13 under any of the following:
14 (1) Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide).
15 (2) Chapter 29 (relating to kidnapping).
16 (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
1 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
2 subsection:
3 "Emergency medical services." The services utilized in
4 responding to the needs of an individual for immediate medical
5 care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of
6 physiological or psychological illness or injury.
7 "Emergency medical services provider." A person that
8 regularly provides emergency medical services.
9 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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