Senate Bill 1674 amends various provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated related to the voluntary surrendering of infants. The bill introduces new language to specify that an ambulance station must have staff scheduled twenty-four hours a day, in addition to existing requirements for fire departments. It also revises the language in several sections to replace "is staffed" with "has staff scheduled," ensuring clarity regarding the operational status of these facilities.

Furthermore, the bill modifies the criteria for approved locations where infants can be voluntarily surrendered. It replaces a previous subdivision with a new requirement that these locations, which include hospitals, fire stations, ambulance stations, police stations, emergency communications centers, or nursing homes, must be licensed and have staff scheduled continuously on a twenty-four-hour basis by a licensed emergency medical services provider. Additionally, the bill removes a sentence from Section 68-11-255(h). The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 68-11-255(a)(2), 68-11-255, 68-11-255(a)(4)(C), 68-11-255(h)