§ 16-49-5-1 — State child fatality review coordinator; employed by state department of health; duties

The state department shall employ a state child
fatality review coordinator to do the following:
(1) Assist the statewide child fatality review committee
chairperson in establishing agendas for meetings of the statewide
child fatality review committee.
(2) Coordinate information and materials for the meetings of the
statewide child fatality review committee.
(3) Compile raw data for presentation to the statewide child
fatality review committee.
(4) Contact the appropriate individuals if any issues with the
electronic data collection system occur.
(5) Record information concerning child fatality reviews
conducted by the statewide child fatality review committee in the
electronic data collection system.
(6) Record and compile recommendations by the statewide child
fatality review committee for the prevention of child fatalities and
investigate available prevention resources.
(7) Work with the chairperson of the statewide child fatality
review committee to prepare the annual report described in IC 16-49-4-11.
(8) Facilitate distribution of the annual report described in IC 16-49-4-11.
(9) Represent the state of Indiana at national meetings concerning
child fatalities and child fatality reviews.
(10) Assist local child fatality review teams by:
(A) assisting with the establishment of local child fatality
review teams;
(B) acting as a liaison between the statewide child fatality
review committee and local child fatality review teams;
(C) creating and providing forms, including the data collection
form described in section 2 of this chapter, for local child
fatality review teams and the statewide child fatality review
committee;
(D) developing protocols for meetings of and fatality reviews
conducted by local child fatality review teams;
(E) providing data collection tools that include collecting and
storing:
(i) identifying and nonidentifying information;
(ii) information concerning the circumstances surrounding
the death of a child;
(iii) information concerning factors that contributed to the
death of a child; and
(iv) information concerning findings and recommendations
regarding the death of a child by the local child fatality
review team;
(F) providing training on data collection and technical
assistance for the electronic data collection system;
(G) providing information on the prevention of child fatalities;
and
(H) obtaining death certificates for local child fatality review
teams if necessary.
(11) Coordinate local or statewide training related to child fatality
review.
(12) Maintain all confidentiality statements signed in accordance
with IC 16-49-4-9.
(13) Attend meetings of the commission on improving the status
of children in Indiana, established by IC 2-5-36-3, as requested by
the chairperson of the commission.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.119-2013, SEC.3.