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Dear Birth Mother / Parent
Thank you for considering bringing your baby to the fire station. No matter what difficulties you are going through, you still chose to bring your child to a safe place. Thank You. Please know that we will do everything we can to give your beautiful child the best possible care.
The Baby Moses Law or Safe Haven
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 law, also known as the Baby Moses law, gives 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 centers, or emergency medical services (EMS) station. Then, your baby will receive medical care and be placed with an emergency provider.
You can find this law in the Texas Family Code, Chapter 262, Subchapter D, "Emergency Possession of Certain Abandoned Children."
Information for Parents
If you're thinking about bringing your baby to a designated Safe Haven, please read the information below:
- Your baby must be 60 days old or younger and unharmed and safe.
- You may take your baby to any hospital, fire station, emergency medical services (EMS) station in Texas, or placed in a newborn safety device located inside the designated emergency infant care (DEIC) provider facility.
- You need to give your baby to an employee who works at one of these safe places and tell this person that you want to leave your baby at a Safe Haven.
- You may be asked by an employee for family or medical history to make sure that your baby receives the care they need.
Remember, if you leave your unharmed infant at a Safe Haven, you will not be prosecuted for abandonment or neglect.
Medical Problems
When you place your child in the custody of the firefighters, we will offer you a voluntary health form to fill out at your convenience. You do not have to provide your name or any information that you do not wish to share. The packet has a self address stamped envelope, so you may mail it at your convenience. The Voluntary Health Form (PDF) is also available online, if you wish to fill it out prior to contact with us.