Delaware General Assembly

Signed 6/1/06

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

6/8/05

Blevins

Reps. Maier, Hudson

Sen. Cloutier, Connor, Sorenson
Reps. Gilligan, Hall-Long, Keeley, Miro, Oberle, Schooley, Spence, Wagner

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31, CHAPTER 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.

This bill creates a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) process in Delaware based on the National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review model. The Delaware FIMR process is placed under and utilizes the authority granted to The Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission to conduct a clinical review of medical records and maternal interviews. The bill adds the Director of Public Health and the Chief Judge of Family Court to the Child Death, Near Death and Stillbirth Commission. It also establishes Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Case Review Teams and Community Action Teams and adds the chairpersons of the Case Review Teams to the Commission. It provides for confidentiality of all documents utilized by the Case Review Teams and Community Action Teams with regards to the facts and circumstances of each death. Finally, the bill makes the commencement of the Delaware Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process contingent on adequate appropriations. Author: Senator Blevins

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