Section 260.15. Endangering the welfare of a child; defense

In any prosecution for endangering the welfare of a child, pursuant to
  section 260.10:
    1.  based upon an alleged failure or refusal to provide proper medical
  care or treatment to an ill child, it is an affirmative defense that the
  defendant (a) is a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with
  the care or custody of such child; and (b) is a member or adherent of an
  organized church or religious group the tenets of which prescribe prayer
  as the principal treatment for illness; and (c) treated or  caused  such
  ill child to be treated in accordance with such tenets; or
    2.  based upon an alleged desertion of a child not more than five days
  old, it is an affirmative defense that, with the intent that  the  child
  be safe from physical injury and cared for in an appropriate manner, the
  defendant  left  the  child  with an appropriate person or in a suitable
  location and promptly notified an  appropriate  person  of  the  child's
  location.