If you have a newborn that you're unable to care for, you can bring your baby to a designated safe place with no questions asked. The safe haven laws—also known as Baby Moses laws—give parents who are unable to care for their child a safe and legal choice to leave their infant with an employee at a designated safe place—a hospital, fire station, free-standing emergency center, or emergency medical services (EMS) station. When left at such a designated safe place, your baby will receive medical care and be placed with an emergency provider.
In Indiana, the Safe Haven Law allows a parent to give up an unwanted infant anonymously without fear of arrest or prosecution. As long as the baby has not been abused and is no more than 30 days old, the parent may surrender the baby to any hospital emergency room, fire station, or police station in Indiana. The person receiving the baby must be an employee or a volunteer at one of these locations and must be alerted by the parent that they are surrendering the baby under the Safe Haven Law. Once the baby is surrendered, they will receive any necessary medical care and will be placed in the custody of the Indiana Department of Child Services to find an appropriate caregiver.