A 14-year-old California boy abandoned by his mother at a Kimball, Nebraska hospital Friday afternoon was the last teen to be legally abandoned under Nebraska's Safe Haven Law. As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, there is now a 30-day-old age limit.

Todd Landry, director of the Division of Children and Family Services for the Department of Health and Human Services, said there was only one use of Nebraska’s Safe Haven Law on Friday, the last day on which it applied to children up to age 18.

The boy was driven to Nebraska from Yolo County, California and is currently in a foster home. DHHS is in the process of gathering additional information, including contacting the appropriate agencies in California.

This brings the total number of uses of LB 157 to 27 and the total number of children left at hospitals to 36 since September 13th. LB 157 went into effect on July 18th.

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed an amendment to the law on Friday after lawmakers met in special session and voted for the 30-day-old age limit.