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1994 SESSION
SJ 174 Establishing an Infant and Child Death Review Advisory Committee.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Feasibility of establishing an Infant and Child Death Review Advisory Committee. Requests the Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Public Safety to study the feasibility of establishing an Infant and Child Death Review Advisory Committee. In conducting this study, the Secretaries are requested to establish a task force consisting of legislative liaison members and representatives from the Departments of Health, Social Services, Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, and Criminal Justice Services as well as the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, local law enforcement, child protective services, the Medical Society of Virginia, the Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians, the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, paramedics, fire departments, volunteer emergency medical services personnel and the Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council. The task force is requested to: (i) develop a protocol for the establishment and operation of local or regional infant and child death review teams, including identification of cases to be reviewed and procedures for coordination among the agencies and professionals involved; (ii) recommend to improve the identification, data collection, and record keeping of the causes of infant and child deaths; (iii) recommend prevention and education programs; and (iv) recommend training to improve the investigation of infant and child deaths.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/08/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD8111661 (SJ174E) pdf
- 02/18/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ174ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/04/94 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments
- 02/07/94 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/08/94 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/94 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/08/94 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/08/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/08/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD8111661 (SJ174E)
- 02/08/94 Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/94 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/08/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/09/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/94 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/18/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ174ER)
- 02/23/94 House: Reported from Rules (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/94 House: Agreed to by House (85-Y 13-N)
- 03/02/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 13-N)
- 07/22/94 Senate: Study Committee Members Appointed