Safe Place for Newborns provisions modification
This bill modifies Minnesota's Safe Place for Newborns law to clarify and strengthen provisions for safely relinquishing newborns. It specifies that "safe places" include hospitals, 24-hour fire stations, healthcare providers, and approved newborn safety devices (which must have dual alarms, be FDA-approved, and be located inside 24-hour facilities). The bill requires safe places to accept newborns without asking for the parent's identity or calling police, while ensuring devices include social service information for parents. It also reinforces legal immunity for safe places and medical personnel who follow these procedures in good faith. These changes directly affect hospitals, fire stations, and healthcare providers operating under the Safe Place program.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
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Referred to Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Eric Lucero
RRepublican
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