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Indiana Department of Health, Department of Child Services, Commission on Improving the Status of Children, v Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc

From the Indiana Commission on Improving the Status of Children:

After considering all the factors outlined in the law, ISDH found that there were no specifications or function requirements that could be created that would ensure the safety and security of children placed in such a device. There are currently no standards–either internationally or here in the United States–for the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of material housing for abandoned children. If such a device were to be used it would be imperative that industry professionals provide recommendations on how to best conform to the local standards that hospital systems and other Safe Haven sites across the country would be able to support. Additionally, as a medical device, any device designed to house an abandoned baby should undergo certification and testing to standards set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the International Electrotechnical Commission, or other agencies as appropriate Consequently, our recommendation is that this avenue be pursued by the Vendor . . . .

Even if the ISDH were given regulatory authority and performed routine inspections of newborn safety incubators, we could not ensure an infant’s safety There are no standards or protocols that could ensure a device would not malfunction, which could potentially result in the harm of an infant. Indiana’s babies are too precious to take this risk

Presentation of Recommendations on Safe Haven Baby Boxes to the Indiana Commission on Improving the Status of Children by Dr. Jennifer Walthall, Deputy Health Commissioner, Director of Health Outcomes for the Indiana Department of Health and co-chair of the Infant mortality and Child Health Task Force, November 2015

Memo to Indiana General Assembly from Indiana State Department of Health: Newborn Safety Incubator Report IC 16-35-9-6), December 30, 2015

HEA 1016 Report: Indiana Task Force on Infant Mortality and Child Health Commission on Improving the Status of Children December 2015

Letter from HEA 1016 sponsor Casey Cox to Dr Jerome Adams, Indiana State Health Commissioner, January 17, 2016

Letter from HEA 1016 Sponsor Casey Cox to Dr Jerome Adams, Indiana State Health Commissioner, January 16, 2016 | Stop Baby Boxes Now!s response to Cox letter, February 17, 2016

Letter from James Bopp Jr attorney for Safe have Baby Boxes, Inc to Mary Beth Bonaventura, Director. Indiana Department of Child Services, May 2, 2016

Letter from James Bopp, Jr, to Danielle McGrath, Deputy Chief of Staff, office Gov Mike Pence, regarding Bonaventura letter, June 9, 2016

Letter from Monica Kelsey, to Dr. Jerome Adams, June 17, 2016 (offering her assistance to him in obtaining the requirements HEA 1016 requirement)

Email from Monica Kelsey, founder SHBB Inc to Dr. Jerome M Adams, re: HEA 1016 Inquiry, June 24, 2016