Under existing law, a parent may surrender a 72-hour old or younger infant to a hospital that operates an emergency department. Also under existing law, a parent who surrenders a child has an affirmative defense to the charges of nonsupport, abandonment of a child, and endangering the welfare of a child. This bill would repeal existing law relating to leaving an abandoned infant with an emergency medical services provider and replace it with a new chapter allowing a parent to surrender a newborn infant to a safe haven location, which includes an emergency medical services station, fire station, or law enforcement agency. This bill would allow a mother who gives birth in a hospital to leave a newborn infant at the hospital and to decline being named on the infant's birth certificate. This bill would require a safe haven location or hospital to accept a surrendered newborn infant. This bill would require certain hospitals to provide medical care to the infant and presume that the infant qualifies for Medicaid. This bill would require the Department of Human SB209 SB209 INTRODUCED INTRODUCED Resources to take custody of the surrendered newborn infant and place the infant with a licensed child- placing agency. This bill would provide certain affirmative defenses to a parent who voluntarily surrenders a newborn infant and provide that a surrendered newborn is not subject to any mandatory reporting and investigation requirements, unless there is actual or suspected child abuse or neglect. This bill would allow a parent who surrenders a newborn infant to reclaim custody of the infant until a court terminates parental rights. This bill would provide immunity from liability to safe haven locations and hospitals that provide care to a surrendered newborn infant. This bill would also authorize the Department of Human Resources to adopt rules to implement this chapter.