South Carolina § 17-5-542 Local Child Fatality Review Teams; purpose; reports.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-5-542 — Local Child Fatality Review Teams; purpose; reports.

South Carolina § 17-5-542

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 5CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-542 (2026).

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(A)The purpose of the local Child Fatality Review Team is to rapidly and expeditiously review all child deaths that occur in the county in which each coroner serves.

(B)To achieve this purpose, the local Child Fatality Review Team shall:

(1)enter the team's findings of each reviewed child death into the Child Death Review Case Reporting System at the direction of the coroner;

(2)submit to the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee, a monthly report and any other reports prepared by the team, including the team's findings of each reviewed child death; and (3) submit a report of the findings of each reviewed child death to the Bureau of Vital Statistics as prescribed by the State.

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(A) The purpose of the local Child Fatality Review Team is to rapidly and expeditiously review all child deaths that occur in the county in which each coroner serves. (B) To achieve this purpose, the local Child Fatality Review Team shall: (1) enter the team's findings of each reviewed child death into the Child Death Review Case Reporting System at the direction of the coroner; (2) submit to the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee, a monthly report and any other reports prepared by the team, including the team's findings of each reviewed child death; and (3) submit a report of the findings of each reviewed child death to the Bureau of Vital Statistics as prescribed by the State.