Information for Surrender Facilities

Under Oregon's "A Safe Place for Newborns" Law, the following are authorized safe infant surrender facilities:

• Birthing Clinics
  
  
• Doctor Offices
  
  
• Fire Departments
  
  
• Hospitals
  
  
• Police Stations
  
  
• Sheriff Offices
  
  

If you are an employee working in an authorized safe infant surrender facility, you may receive an infant at any time, with no prior notice. The following information will help you to carry out your responsibilities in regard to this law.

Forms and Resource Materials

For facility staff:

• A Safe Place for Newborns Guidelines (pdf 86 KB)
  
  
• Drop-Off Report Form (pdf 38 KB)
  
  
• Phone numbers to Child Welfare Offices (pdf 52 KB)

For the parent:

• Letter to Birth Parent (pdf 56 KB)
  
  
• Phone numbers to Child Welfare Offices (pdf 106 KB)
  
  
• Medical and Genetic History form (pdf 43 KB)
  
  
• "A Safe Place for Newborns" brochure (pdf 2,409 KB)

Additional online resources are available.

To request these materials in an alternate format (e.g., Braille), please call 971-673-0232.