Kentucky Statutes 211.684 – Authorization to establish state child and maternal fatality review team — Annual report on child and maternal fatalities to include demographics of race, income, and geography
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(1) For the purposes of KRS Chapter 211:
(a) “Child fatality” means the death of a person under the age of eighteen (18)
years;
(b) “Local child and maternal fatality response team” and “local team” means a community team composed of representatives of agencies, offices, and institutions that investigate child and maternal deaths, including but not limited to, coroners, social service workers, medical professionals, law enforcement officials, and Commonwealth’s and county attorneys; and
(c) “Maternal fatality” means the death of a woman within one (1) year of giving birth.
(2) The Department for Public Health may establish a state child and maternal fatality review team. The state team may include representatives of public health, social services, law enforcement, prosecution, coroners, health-care providers, and other agencies or professions deemed appropriate by the commissioner of the department.
(3) If a state team is created, the duties of the state team may include the following:
(a) Develop and distribute a model protocol for local child and maternal fatality response teams for the investigation of child and maternal fatalities;
(b) Facilitate the development of local child and maternal fatality response teams which may include, but is not limited to, providing joint training opportunities and, upon request, providing technical assistance;
(c) Review and approve local protocols prepared and submitted by local teams;
(d) Receive data and information on child and maternal fatalities and analyze the information to identify trends, patterns, and risk factors;
(e) Evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and intervention strategies adopted;
and
(f) Recommend changes in state programs, legislation, administrative regulations, policies, budgets, and treatment and service standards which may facilitate strategies for prevention and reduce the number of child and maternal fatalities.
(4) The department shall prepare an annual report to be submitted no later than November 1 of each year to the Governor, the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children, the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, and to be made available to the citizens of the Commonwealth. The report shall include a statistical analysis, that includes the demographics of race, income, and geography, of the incidence and causes of child and maternal fatalities in the Commonwealth during the past fiscal year and recommendations for action. The report shall not include any information which would identify specific child and maternal fatality cases.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 24, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2022 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 28, effective January 1, 2023; and ch. 223, sec. 12, effective January 1, 2023. — Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, effective June
29, 2021. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018; and ch.
159, sec. 54, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 61, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 311, effective July
15, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.
(a) “Child fatality” means the death of a person under the age of eighteen (18)
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.684
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
years;
(b) “Local child and maternal fatality response team” and “local team” means a community team composed of representatives of agencies, offices, and institutions that investigate child and maternal deaths, including but not limited to, coroners, social service workers, medical professionals, law enforcement officials, and Commonwealth’s and county attorneys; and
(c) “Maternal fatality” means the death of a woman within one (1) year of giving birth.
(2) The Department for Public Health may establish a state child and maternal fatality review team. The state team may include representatives of public health, social services, law enforcement, prosecution, coroners, health-care providers, and other agencies or professions deemed appropriate by the commissioner of the department.
(3) If a state team is created, the duties of the state team may include the following:
(a) Develop and distribute a model protocol for local child and maternal fatality response teams for the investigation of child and maternal fatalities;
(b) Facilitate the development of local child and maternal fatality response teams which may include, but is not limited to, providing joint training opportunities and, upon request, providing technical assistance;
(c) Review and approve local protocols prepared and submitted by local teams;
(d) Receive data and information on child and maternal fatalities and analyze the information to identify trends, patterns, and risk factors;
(e) Evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and intervention strategies adopted;
and
(f) Recommend changes in state programs, legislation, administrative regulations, policies, budgets, and treatment and service standards which may facilitate strategies for prevention and reduce the number of child and maternal fatalities.
(4) The department shall prepare an annual report to be submitted no later than November 1 of each year to the Governor, the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children, the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, and to be made available to the citizens of the Commonwealth. The report shall include a statistical analysis, that includes the demographics of race, income, and geography, of the incidence and causes of child and maternal fatalities in the Commonwealth during the past fiscal year and recommendations for action. The report shall not include any information which would identify specific child and maternal fatality cases.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 24, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2022 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 28, effective January 1, 2023; and ch. 223, sec. 12, effective January 1, 2023. — Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, effective June
29, 2021. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2018; and ch.
159, sec. 54, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 61, effective July 14, 2000. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 311, effective July
15, 1998. — Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996.