A Michigan woman drove some 12 hours to abandon her 13-year-old son at Creighton University Medical Center. He is the second child from out of state to be dropped off under Nebraska's safe haven law.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says the mother made the trip to Nebraska specifically to abandon the teen, but they aren't sure what triggered her decision. Officials say the teen did not appear to be in any immediate danger.

Todd Landry, director of the Division of Children and Family Services for DHHS, says officials have contacted the Michigan Department of Human Services to inform them of the abandonment. Landry said the department is working with Michigan officials and the Douglas County Attorney's office to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.

Officials have said parents and caregivers contemplating using the law need to understand there is no guarantee a child could be returned to them if they change their minds. The placement may involve the courts, and the process of regaining custody may prove difficult.

They have encouraged parents to seek other resources before resorting to abandonment. They've urged desperate parents to ask for help from family, faith-based groups and other community services before abandoning their children at hospitals.

This is the 10th instance of use of LB 157 and the 18th child left at a hospital under the law since September 13. The Safe Haven law went into effect in July.

Nebraska was the last state to enact such a law. In most other states safe haven laws are intended to protect newborns, but State Senators allowed Nebraska's law to apply to children as old as 19-years-old.

Some state senators have been calling for a special session of the Nebraska Legislature to fix the problem, but as of Monday there had been no decision.