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§ 2150.6. Powers and duties of local public health child death review teams

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 P.S. ChildrenEffective: January 6, 2009

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 11 P.S. Children (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 25. Public Health Child Death Review Act
Effective: January 6, 2009
11 P.S. § 2150.6
§ 2150.6. Powers and duties of local public health child death review teams
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(a) Review.--A local public health child death review team shall review all deaths of children and may review the following information:
(1) Coroner's reports or postmortem examination records.
(2) Death certificates and birth certificates.
(3) Law enforcement records and interviews with law enforcement officials as long as the release of such records will not jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or proceeding.
(4) Medical records from hospitals and other health care providers.
(5) Information and reports made available by the county children and youth agency in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to child protective services).
(6) Information made available by firefighters or emergency services personnel.
(7) Reports and records made available by the court to the extent permitted by law or court rule.
(8) Reports to animal control.
(9) EMS records.
(10) Traffic fatality reports.
(11) Any other records necessary to conduct the review.
(b) Data collection.--The local public health child death review team shall utilize the child death review data collection system to report its findings in accordance with protocols established by the State public health child death review team. The name and home address of the deceased child shall not be reported to the child death review data collection system.
(c) Reports.--A local public health child death review team shall submit annual reports on deaths reviewed to the State public health child death review team. The report shall include the following:
(1) Identification of factors which cause a risk for injury and death, including modifiable risk factors.
(2) Recommendations regarding the following:
(i) The improvement of health and safety policies in this Commonwealth.
(ii) The coordination of services and investigations by child welfare agencies, medical officials, law enforcement and other agencies.
(3) Any other information required by the department.
(d) Recommendations.--A local public health child death review team shall make recommendations to local agencies relating to the procedures and other actions to reduce injury and death of children.

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2008, Oct. 8, P.L. 1073, No. 87, § 6, effective in 90 days [Jan. 6, 2009].
11 P.S. § 2150.6, PA ST 11 P.S. § 2150.6
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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