(1) The department shall make available a one and one-half (1.5) hour course for inmates that addresses the prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma, as defined in KRS § 620.020. In addition to presenting the consequences of vigorously shaking an infant or young child, this course shall suggest methods of calming crying infants, techniques for caregivers to use to calm themselves when confronted with an infant that is crying inconsolably, and discuss selecting appropriate care providers for infant children. Training in recognizing pediatric abusive head trauma may be designed in collaboration with organizations and agencies that specialize in the prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma approved by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
(2) The department shall encourage local jails to provide a course similar to that described in subsection (1) of this section.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2010.