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Committee considers updates to child fatality review law to improve data access and confidentiality
Summary
Senate Human Services Committee heard Senate Bill 5163 to revise child fatality review statute: expand age coverage to 19, clarify data access and confidentiality rules, and permit retention of identifiable data for analysis. Sponsors and public-health partners said changes help identify trends and prevent future deaths.
Senate Bill 5163, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwell, received a committee briefing Jan. 22 on changes to Washington—s child fatality review statute to improve local review teams— access to records, adjust confidentiality rules and extend reviewable age to 19.
Will Tronson, committee staff, summarized the bill and told the committee the Department of Health supports local health departments conducting child fatality reviews. Tronsen said the bill—s changes would allow local review teams to request and receive medical,…
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