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