Establishes state and local child fatality review teams to reduce preventable child fatalities and near fatalities.
The bill establishes a state child fatality review team within the office of the child advocate and local child fatality review teams in each district. The state team aims to understand the causes and incidence of child fatalities and near fatalities, and advises the governor, the general court, and the public. The local teams coordinate information collection, promote agency cooperation, and develop understanding to prevent fatalities. Both teams operate with confidentiality, and members serve without compensation.
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