WV SB8

Expands designated safe-surrender sites for newborns to include emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, and sheriff's detachments, in addition to existing hospitals, health care facilities, and fire departments

Allows parents to anonymously surrender a child within 30 days of birth at any designated safe-surrender site without court order, and facilities must respect the parent's desire to remain anonymous

Authorizes installation of newborn safety devices at safe-surrender sites, which must have dual alarm systems that notify staff within 30 seconds and trigger a 911 call if staff don't respond within 15 minutes

Requires newborn safety devices to be visually checked twice daily and tested weekly, located at facilities staffed 24/7 by licensed emergency medical services providers

Provides immunity from criminal or civil liability for emergency medical services providers acting in good faith, and specifies that surrendering a child through these means does not constitute child abuse or neglect unless indicators of physical abuse or neglect are present