Indiana Legislation for Child Fatality Review and Commission on Children

Indiana Senate Bill 125 passed the House on March 26, 2013.

See here for the summary of the legislation which we have pasted below:

“Child fatality reviews and commission on children. Establishes  the commission on improving the status of children (the commission) in Indiana to: (1) study issues concerning vulnerable youth; (2) review legislation; (3) cooperate with other entities;  and (4) take other actions relating to children. Establishes a  child services oversight committee to: (1) review data reports from the department of child services (DCS); (2) review annual reports from the DCS ombudsman; (3) make recommendations to the  commission to improve the delivery of child protection services; and (4) submit an annual report to the commission. Repeals the law establishing the department of child services interim study committee. Establishes a local child fatality review team in each  county. Requires a local child fatality review team to submit an  annual report to the state child fatality review coordinator. Requires a local child fatality review team to review the death of  a child in certain circumstances. Establishes the statewide child  fatality review committee and requires the committee to: (1) compile and analyze data recorded by local child fatality review teams; (2) review child mortality records; (3) assist local child fatality review teams; (4) assist in or conduct a review of the death of a child in certain circumstances; and (5) create strategies and make recommendations for the safety of children and prevention of serious injuries or deaths of children. Requires the  state department of health to employ a state child fatality review coordinator. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the department of child services interim study committee.)”

The Fiscal Impact statement can be read here.

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