Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2023

This bill requires hospitals and critical access hospitals providing neonatal or infant care to implement specific security procedures to prevent infant abduction and baby switching, including clear identification methods to detect missing infants. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must develop regulations within 12 months, considering hospital size and location, and non-compliant hospitals face civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation (or $25,000 for smaller hospitals). Additionally, the bill creates a new federal criminal offense for altering or destroying newborn identification records with intent to misidentify an infant, punishable by fines up to $500,000 or up to 10 years in prison. These requirements will take effect 18 months after the bill's enactment.