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Pennsylvania

Overview of Pennsylvania law, statistics, legislation, and news stories related to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.

Law

  • Title 23 PA CSA Domestic Relations, 6504.3
  • The state has developed no regulations for the use of baby boxes, but at least 2 hospitals have designated areas where a baby may be left anonymously outside of the baby box scenario.

Pennsylvania Statistics

Baby Boxes:3
Cases: 0

See What’s Up with Pennsylvania? No Safe Haven Baby Boxes

    Legislation

    See appropriate Legislative Year page for details on each bill.) 2025 is here; links to other years on that page.

    2024

    • SB257: carried-over to 2024.

    2023

    • SB257: Amends Pennsylvania State Haven law to include Urgent Care centers to traditional SH drop-off points; amends law to include under-staffed or unstaffed Urgent Care Centers to install baby boxes f 911 call system is in place. Pending.

    2018

    • PN2802  Authorizes a hospital, police station, or other entity employing or otherwise providing access to an emergency services provider to provide voluntarily an incubator for the care of a newborn.  Signed by Governor:  December 22, 2017. Effective date: December 22, 2017. 

    Hearings/Testimony/Letters

    None to date.

    News & Commentary

    2025

    2024

    2023

    2021

    • , Daily Bastardette, June 22, 2021

    Updated January 5, 2025