What is Baby Safe Haven?
City-County Health District is an approved location for Baby Safe Haven.
North Dakota’s Baby Safe Haven Law allows a parent or parent’s agent (another person with a parent’s consent), who feels they are unable to take care of their baby, to anonymously surrender the baby without being charged for abandonment.
Baby Safe Haven Law protects parents who meet all 4 criteria:
The baby is unharmed.
The baby is under one year of age.
The baby is left at an approved location.
The baby is given to an on-duty staff member.
Where are Baby Safe Haven Locations?
A hospital where the baby was born
Hospital/Emergency Rooms
Local Public Health Units/Offices
City-County Health District is an approved location.
Human Service Zone Offices
Law Enforcement Centers
Regional Human Service Centers
Long Term Care Nursing Facilities
Children's Advocacy Centers
911 EMS Responders
Location Closed? Please call 9-1-1.