A passerby found a newborn girl in a dumpster in a Northeast Austin apartment complex early Wednesday, authorities said.

The baby was spotted just before 7 a.m. in a large trash bin on the 9600 block of Middle Fiskville Road near East Rundberg Lane and Interstate 35, according to police.

Authorities rushed the infant to Dell Children’s Medical Center for examination and treatment. Police did not release any other information.

Texas has a safe haven law, also known as the "Baby Moses Law" that allows parents who are unable to care for newborns to legally surrender them at any hospital, emergency care facility, fire station or emergency medical services station with no questions asked.

The law gives parents a safe and lawful option to leave their children in a place where they will be cared for, rather than simply abandoned.

The identities of parents who surrender children will be kept confidential. Those who choose to surrender newborns must meet the following requirements:

Children must be surrendered when they are 60 days old or younger, unharmed and safe.They must be taken to a hospital, freestanding emergency medical care facility, fire station or EMS station in Texas.Babies must be given to an employee who works at the facility, and the parent must tell them that they want to leave the child at a safe haven.

Parents may be asked to provide family and medical history to make sure the child receives the care they need.

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