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Committee reviews modernization of child fatality review statute to align with national practices
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5,163 would update the state's child fatality review statute, expand the age covered to under 19 and permit retention of identifying data for trend analysis; staff and public‑health groups supported the changes and identified modest fiscal needs for data staffing.
Substitute Senate Bill 5,163, a proposal to modernize the state's child fatality review statute, was presented to the committee with staff and local public‑health testimony describing the change in scope and modest staffing and data costs.
Monica Fontaine, committee staff, said the bill changes the definition of a child fatality review to include children up to 19 years old and clarifies what information local health…
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