This text of North Dakota § 50-25.1-04.4 (Child fatality review panel - Access to records) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Upon the request of a coroner or the presiding officer of a child fatality review panel, any
hospital, physician, medical professional, medical facility, mental health professional, mental
health facility, school counselor, or division of juvenile services employee shall disclose all
records of that entity with respect to any child who has or is eligible to receive a certificate of live
birth and who has died. The person submitting the request shall reimburse the disclosing entity
for the actual costs of assembling and disclosing the information.
50-25.1-04.5. Child fatality review panel - Confidentiality of meetings, documentation,
and reports.
1.Notwithstanding section 44-04-19, all meetings of the panel are closed to the public.
Notwithstanding section 44-04-18, all documentation and r
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Upon the request of a coroner or the presiding officer of a child fatality review panel, any
hospital, physician, medical professional, medical facility, mental health professional, mental
health facility, school counselor, or division of juvenile services employee shall disclose all
records of that entity with respect to any child who has or is eligible to receive a certificate of live
birth and who has died. The person submitting the request shall reimburse the disclosing entity
for the actual costs of assembling and disclosing the information.
50-25.1-04.5. Child fatality review panel - Confidentiality of meetings, documentation,
and reports.
1. Notwithstanding section 44-04-19, all meetings of the panel are closed to the public.
Notwithstanding section 44-04-18, all documentation and reports of the panel are
confidential, except for annual reports. The annual report involving child abuse and
neglect deaths and near deaths must include the following:
a. The cause of and circumstances regarding the death or near death;
b. The age and gender of the child;
c. Information describing any previous child abuse and neglect reports or
assessments that pertain to the child abuse or neglect that led to the death or
near death;
d. The result of any such assessments; and
e. The services provided in accordance with section 50-25.1-06, unless disclosure is
otherwise prohibited by law.
2. The panel shall make available to the persons designated in section 50-25.1-11 the
documentation and reports of the panel.