An emergency services provider or a licensed child placement agency may install and maintain a newborn safety device on its premises, if the premises are staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. The newborn safety device must:

1. (1) Be in a conspicuous location on the provider's or agency's premises;
2. (2) Have a climate-controlled and padded receptacle that is appropriately sized for a newborn;
3. (3) Have an exterior door that automatically locks upon placement of a newborn inside; and

4. (4) Be equipped with an alarm system that notifies the provider's or agency's staff and a 911 service when:

   1. (a) The exterior door of the device is opened; and
   2. (b) Movement is detected within the device.

   A provider or agency that installs a newborn safety device shall test the alarm system weekly.

Source: SL 2025, ch 107 , § 2.