16-49-2-7. Report to State Child Fatality Review Coordinator Required
Sec. 7. Not later than ninety (90) days after the first meeting of the child fatality committee, the prosecuting attorney of the county or prosecuting attorney’s representative shall submit a report to the state child fatality review coordinator that includes the following information: (1) Whether the child fatality committee established a: (A) county child fatality […]
16-49-3-1. Meetings; Chairperson
Sec. 1. (a) The local child fatality review team shall meet for the first meeting of the local child fatality review team at the call of a prosecuting attorney or prosecuting attorney’s representative. (b) The members of a local child fatality review team shall elect a member to serve as the chairperson at the first […]
16-49-3-2. Requirements for Members; Individuals Attending Meeting; Confidentiality Statement Requirements; Vacancy on Team
Sec. 2. (a) After an individual becomes a member of a local child fatality review team and before the member participates in a review of a child fatality, the member shall: (1) sign a confidentiality statement prepared by the state child fatality review coordinator under IC 16-49-5-2; (2) review the purpose and goal of the […]
16-49-3-3. Review; Records and Information; Not Subject to Subpoena or Discovery or Admissible as Evidence
Sec. 3. (a) A local child fatality review team: (1) shall review the death of a child whose death incident occurred in the area served by the local child fatality review team and may review the death of a child whose death occurred in the area served by the local child fatality review team if: […]
16-49-3-4. Review Death Certificate
Sec. 4. The local child fatality review team shall review the death certificate of a child received from a local health officer to determine if the local child fatality review team is required to review the death of the child as required under section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.
16-49-3-5. Records From Hospitals, Physicians, Coroners, Law Enforcement Officers, or Mental Health Professionals; Immunity From Liability
Sec. 5. (a) Subject to IC 34-30-15, if the local child fatality review team requests records from a hospital, physician, coroner, law enforcement officer, or mental health professional regarding a death that the local child fatality review team is reviewing, the hospital, physician, coroner, law enforcement officer, or mental health professional shall provide the requested […]
16-49-3-6. Review of Death; Requirements
Sec. 6. In reviewing the death of a child under this chapter, the local child fatality review team shall: (1) identify the factors that surrounded or contributed to the death of the child; (2) determine whether similar deaths could be prevented in the future; (3) if applicable, identify: (A) agencies and entities that should be […]
16-49-3-7. Prepare and Release Report; Identifying Information Excluded; Review Data Confidential; Joint Report
Sec. 7. (a) Before July 1 each year, a local child fatality review team shall prepare and submit to the state child fatality review coordinator a report that must include the following information: (1) A summary of the data collected regarding the reviews conducted by the local child fatality review team in the previous calendar […]
16-49-3-8. Meetings Open; Executive Sessions; Confidentiality Statements
Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), meetings of a local child fatality review team are open to the public. (b) Meetings of a local child fatality review team that involve confidential records or identifying information regarding the death of a child that is confidential under state or federal law must be held […]
16-49-1-10. “Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee”
Sec. 10. “Statewide child fatality review committee” refers to the statewide child fatality review committee established by IC 16-49-4-1. As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.