As used in this part:

"Child" means a person under eighteen years of age.

"Child death review information" means information regarding the child and child's family, including but not limited to:

1. (1) Social, medical, and legal histories;
2. (2) Death and birth certificates;
3. (3) Law enforcement investigative data;
4. (4) Medical examiner or coroner investigative data;
5. (5) Parole and probation information and records;
6. (6) Information and records of social service agencies;
7. (7) Educational records; and

8. (8) Health care institution information.

   "Department" means the department of health.

   "Director" means the director of health or the director's designated representatives.

   "Family" means:

9. (1) Each legal parent;
10. (2) Each natural parent;
11. (3) The adjudicated, presumed, or concerned natural parent as defined under section 578-2;
12. (4) Each parent's spouse or former spouses;
13. (5) Each sibling or person related by consanguinity or marriage;
14. (6) Each person residing in the same dwelling unit; and

15. (7) Any other person who, or legal entity that, is a child's legal or physical custodian or guardian, or who is otherwise responsible for the child's care, other than an authorized agency that assumes such a legal status or relationship with the child under chapter 587A.

    "Preventable death" means a death that reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention may have prevented.

    "Provider of medical care" means any health care practitioner who provides, or a facility through which is provided, any medical evaluation or treatment, including dental and mental health evaluation or treatment.

[L 1997, c 369, pt of §1; am L 2010, c 135, §7; am L 2023, c 160, §1]