HOUSE BILL No. 4004


     January 8, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Schauer and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 2606, 2625, and

   2626.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 2606.  "PANEL" MEANS THE CHILD MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL

 2    CREATED IN SECTION 2625.

 3         SEC. 2625.  (1) THE CHILD MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL IS CREATED

 4    IN THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT MULTIDISCIPLINARY REVIEW OF CHILD

 5    DEATHS.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL APPOINT THE PANEL, WHICH SHALL CON-

 6    SIST OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:

 7         (A) A FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A LAW

 8    ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

 9         (B) A REPRESENTATIVE OF A CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION.




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 1         (C) A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN PEDIATRIC MEDICINE.

 2         (D) A COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER.

 3         (E) A CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.

 4         (F) AN ATTORNEY FAMILIAR WITH ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD

 5    MORTALITY.

 6         (G) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK OF A STATE

 7    PUBLIC UNIVERSITY.

 8         (H) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF A

 9    STATE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY.

10         (I) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM THAT

11    DEALS WITH ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD MORTALITY.

12         (J) A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT AS A MEMBER WITHOUT A

13    VOTE.

14         (K) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY

15    OFFICE THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER MATTERS CONCERNING THE WELFARE

16    OF CHILDREN AS A MEMBER WITHOUT A VOTE.

17         (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE

18    PANEL:

19         (A) STAFF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.

20         (B) USE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S NETWORK OF MEDICAL ADVISORY

21    BODIES FOR PROVISION OF MEDICAL EXPERTISE.

22         (C) USE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RECORDS AND REPORTING CAPACITY

23    FOR CHILD MORTALITY DATA TO SUPPORT THE PANEL'S REVIEW PROCESS.

24         (D) PEDIATRIC MEDICINE CONSULTATION.

25         (3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE RULES IT CONSIDERS NECES-

26    SARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION AND SECTION 2626.





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 1         (4) THIS SECTION AND SECTIONS 2606 AND 2626 ARE REPEALED

 2    UPON THE EXPIRATION OF 3 YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE

 3    AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION.

 4         SEC. 2626.  (1) THE PANEL SHALL DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

 5         (A) DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

 6    AND ANALYSIS OF CHILD MORTALITY PATTERNS IN THIS STATE IN ORDER

 7    TO RECOMMEND REMEDIAL ACTION.

 8         (B) REVIEW CHILD DEATHS IN THIS STATE.

 9         (C) REVIEW POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY

10    OF PROTECTION AFFORDED TO CHILDREN AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE

11    NUMBER OF PREVENTABLE CHILD DEATHS CAN BE REDUCED.

12         (D) BEGINNING NOT LATER THAN 1 YEAR AFTER THE PANEL IS

13    APPOINTED, ANNUALLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT, GOV-

14    ERNOR, AND LEGISLATURE ON MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR INTERVENTION

15    TO AVOID CHILD DEATHS.  THE RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE BASED ON THE

16    PANEL'S FINDINGS AND SHALL ADDRESS STATUTE, POLICY, ADMINISTRA-

17    TION, INTERAGENCY OR INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION, TRAINING, AND

18    RESOURCES.

19         (2) IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER SUBSECTION (1), THE

20    PANEL MAY GIVE PRIORITY TO A SPECIFIC CAUSE OR CAUSES OF CHILD

21    DEATHS.  THE PANEL MAY ESTABLISH SUBCOMMITTEES AS IT CONSIDERS

22    NECESSARY TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD MORTALITY.













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