§ 262.3025 Newborn Safety Device

A designated emergency infant care provider may place a newborn safety device inside the provider’s facilities to take possession of a child under Section 262.302.

A newborn safety device installed by a designated emergency infant care provider must:

be physically located:

inside a facility that is staffed 24 hours a day by employees of the provider; and

in an area conspicuous and visible to the employees of the provider; and

contain an alarm system connected to the device to audibly notify an employee of the provider that a child has been placed in the device.

A designated emergency infant care provider that places a newborn safety device in the provider’s facilities shall develop procedures to regularly verify that the device’s alarm system is in working order.