In Minnesota, a newborn’s mother or any person with the mother’s approval may leave a newborn not older than 72 hours with a hospital employee, urgent care facility, or 911 ambulance personnel without being subject to prosecution. The newborn must be in an unharmed condition while leaving it at the hospital.

Michigan Safe Haven Law You can leave your baby, up to 3 days old, with a staff member at any hospital, fire station, police station, or any emergency service provider that is on duty in Michigan.

The Safe Haven Act of Massachusetts allows a parent to legally surrender newborn infants 7 days old or younger at a hospital, police station, or manned fire station without facing criminal prosecution.

Maryland Safe Haven Laws. In Maryland, any person who leaves an unharmed newborn not more than 10 days old with a responsible adult, police station, or hospital with intent not to return for the child shall be immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution.

In Maine, a person may voluntarily deliver his baby not more than 31 days old to any safe haven provider with intent not to take back the newborn. A Safe Haven location refers to a hospital, emergency room, law enforcement agency, medical service provider, and a fire station.

In Louisiana, Safe Haven laws permit parents to leave their infant not more than 30 days old and not subject to any child abuse or neglect, in the care of any employee of a designated emergency care facility, including a hospital, police department, fire station, AMS provider, medical facility, child advocacy center, public health unit, or a pregnancy crisis center.

This law allows any parent who leaves a newborn infant not older than 72 hours with an emergency medical services provider, police station, fire station, or hospital with intent not to return for the infant shall have the right to remain anonymous and not be followed. 

According to the Act, a parent or other person having lawful custody of an infant may surrender physical custody of an infant not older than 45 days to any employee who is on duty at a fire station, city or county health department, or medical care facility.  Additionally, the Act requires that the infant must not be subject to any

The Iowa Safe Haven Law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant, 14 days or younger, anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution, to any medical facility, hospital, or emergency room. As long as there are no signs of intentional abuse on the baby, no information is required of the person leaving the baby. Any knowledge of the date

The Indiana Safe Haven Law enables a person to give up an unwanted infant, 45 days or younger, anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution at any EMS provider, hospital, or fire station. As long as there are no signs of intentional abuse on the baby, no information is required of the person leaving the baby.