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.
16-49-3-9. Discussion of Confidential Matters; Applicable Laws; Immunity From Liability
Sec. 9. Members of a local child fatality review team and individuals who attend a meeting of a local child fatality review team as invitees of the chairperson: (1) may discuss among themselves confidential matters that are before the local child fatality review team; (2) are bound by all applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of […]