MI HB5751

Allows parents to voluntarily surrender newborns to newborn safety devices at emergency service providers (fire departments, police stations) or hospitals that operate 24/7.

Requires the state department to establish rules within 180 days governing newborn safety device standards, including sanitation, design, emergency response procedures (9-1-1 notification within 30 seconds), and maintenance.

Mandates child placing agencies assume custody of surrendered newborns, conduct investigations to identify missing children, and petition the court within 48 hours for placement authority with prospective adoptive parents.

Establishes a 28-day window for surrendering or non-surrendering parents to file custody petitions; if no petition is filed, the court shall terminate parental rights based on evidence of the surrender and reasonable efforts to locate the other parent.

Requires the state to establish a 24-hour toll-free safe delivery program providing information on prenatal care, adoption options, hospital delivery resources, and legal consequences of child abandonment (with safe surrender as an affirmative defense).