The Child Fatality Prevention Act establishes state and local or
regional child fatality prevention review teams to conduct multidisciplinary reviews of child abuse, neglect, and fatalities. The bill:
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Repeals the requirement that a local or regional review team conduct reviews of child fatalities related to motor vehicle incidents; •
Requires that members of a local or regional review team be appointed by a board of county commissioners;
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Repeals the requirement that a local or regional review team review the cause and manner of a child fatality, as determined by the local coroner, pathologist, or medical examiner;
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Requires a local or regional review team to provide the parent or guardian of a deceased child with written notice of a review, an opportunity to be heard, and an opportunity to obtain legal representation during the review process; and
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Repeals the requirement that a state review team review a child fatality case that has not been reviewed by a local or regional review team.
