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SB 703 — Strengthen Child Fatality Prevention System.

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The amended version of Senate Bill 703 introduces new provisions aimed at enhancing child fatality prevention efforts in North Carolina. It establishes the State Office of Child Fatality Prevention and emphasizes the necessity for multidisciplinary collaborations involving various agencies and community child protection teams. These changes are important because they aim to improve data analysis and coordination of resources, which could lead to better protection and support for children at risk of abuse or neglect. Overall, the amendments seek to strengthen the state's response to child fatalities and enhance child safety and well-being across communities.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 7, 2021 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 1 SENATE BILL 703 Short Title:
703 SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45379-MGa-106B Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE OFFICE OF CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING COORDINATION OF STATE-LEVEL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH CAROLINA CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE;
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 8, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE OFFICE OF CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING COORDINATION OF STATE-LEVEL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH CAROLINA CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE;
ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION WITHINTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMANSERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE SECTION 1.1.(a) Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:
ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH ANDHUMANSERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE SECTION 1.1.(a) Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read:
*DRS45379-MGa-106B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Local Team.
*S703-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (2) Local Team.
– The State Office of Child Fatality Prevention established under this Article.
– The State Office of Child FatalityPrevention established under this Article.
(5) To convene and facilitate a multidisciplinary data and reporting group for the purposeofexamining nonidentifying aggregatedata and information resulting from fatality reviews that is gathered by the State Office to advise the State Office on reports to be produced by the State Office and what entities should receive the reports.
(5) To convene and facilitate a multidisciplinary data and reporting group for the purposeofexaminingnonidentifyingaggregatedata and information resulting from fatality reviews that is gathered by the State Office to advise the State Office on reports to be produced by the State Office and what entities should receive the reports.
Page 2 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (7) ToeducateStateand local leaders,including theGeneral Assembly, executive department heads, as well as stakeholders, advocates, and the public about the Child Fatality Prevention System and issues and prevention strategies addressed by the system.
Page 2 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (7) ToeducateStateand local leaders,including theGeneral Assembly, executive department heads, as well as stakeholders, advocates, and the public about the Child Fatality Prevention System and issues and prevention strategies addressed by the system.
(8) To collaborate with State and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, academia, advocacy organizations, and others to facilitate the implementation of evidence-driven initiatives to prevent child abuse, neglect, and death, such as education and awareness initiatives.
(8) To collaborate with State and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, academia, advocacyorganizations, and others to facilitate the implementation of evidence-driven initiatives to prevent child abuse, neglect, and death, such as education and awareness initiatives.
(11) To develop guidance to inform local decisions about the formation and implementationofsingleversusmulticounty Local Teams.Theguidancemust include a model agreement to be used between or among counties that agree to be part of a multicounty Local Team." SECTION 1.1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of three hundred eighty-nine thousandninehundredninety-eightdollars($389,998)inrecurringfundsforthe2021-2022fiscal year and the sum of five hundred fifty-one thousand eight hundred sixty-one dollars ($551,861) in recurring funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year to establish and operate the State Office of Child Fatality Prevention (State Office) established under Part 4C of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes, as enacted by this section.
(11) To develop guidance to inform local decisions about the formation and implementationofsingleversusmulticountyLocal Teams.Theguidancemust include a model agreement to be used between or among counties that agree to be part of a multicounty Local Team." SECTION 1.1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of three hundred eighty-nine thousandninehundredninety-eightdollars($389,998)inrecurringfundsforthe2021-2022fiscal year and the sum of five hundred fifty-one thousand eight hundred sixty-one dollars ($551,861) in recurring funds for the 2022-2023 fiscal year to establish and operate the State Office of Child Fatality Prevention (State Office) established under Part 4C of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes, as enacted bythis section.
The management staff shall work with the Department to take the necessary steps toward fully staffing the State Office and implementing plans that will enable the State DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Office to carry out the powers and duties of the State Office, as described in G.S.
The management staff shall work with the Department to take the necessary steps toward fully staffing the State Office and implementing plans that will enable the State Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Office to carry out the powers and duties of the State Office, as described in G.S.
that professionals from disparate disciplines have responsibilities for children or juveniles and have expertise that can promote their safety and well-being;
that professionals from disparate disciplines have responsibilities for children or juveniles and have expertise that can promote their safetyand well-being;
and that multidisciplinary reviews of the abuse, neglect, and death of juveniles can lead to a greater understanding of the causes and methods of preventing these deaths.
and that multidisciplinaryreviews of the abuse, neglect, and death of juveniles can lead to a greater understanding of the causes and methods of preventing these deaths.
It is, therefore, the intent of the General Assembly, through this Article, to establish astatewidemultidisciplinary,multiagencychildfatalityprevention system consisting oftheState Team established in G.S.
It is, therefore, the intent of the General Assembly, through this Article, to establish astatewidemultidisciplinary, multiagencychildfatalityprevention system consistingoftheState Team established in G.S.
The purpose of the system is to assess the records of selected cases in which children are being served by child protective services and the records of all deaths of children child deaths in North Carolina from birth to age 18 up until a child's eighteenth birthday, and with respect to these cases, to study data and prevention strategies related to child abuse, neglect, and death, and to utilize multidisciplinary teams to review these deaths in order to (i) develop a communitywide approach to the problem of child abuse and neglect, (ii) understand the causes and contributing factors of childhood deaths, (iii) identify any gaps or deficiencies that may exist in the delivery of services to children and their families by public agencies that are designed to prevent future child abuse, neglect, or death, and (iv) identify and aid in facilitating the implementation of evidence-driven strategies to prevent child death and promote child well-being, and (v) make and Page 4 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 implement recommendations for changes to laws, rules, and policies that will support the safe and healthy development of our children and prevent future child abuse, neglect, and death.
The purpose of the system is to assess the records of selected cases in which children are being served by child protective services and the records of all deaths of children child deaths in North Carolina from birth to age 18 up until a child's eighteenth birthday, and with respect to these cases, to study data and prevention strategies related to child abuse, neglect, and death, and to utilize multidisciplinary teams to review these deaths in order to (i) develop a communitywide approach to the problem of child abuse and neglect, (ii) understand the causes and contributing factors of childhood deaths, (iii) identify any gaps or deficiencies that may exist in the delivery of services to children and their families by public agencies that are designed to prevent future child abuse, neglect, or death, and (iv) identify and aid in facilitating the implementation of evidence-driven strategies to prevent child death and promote child well-being, and (v) make and Page 4 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 implement recommendations for changes to laws, rules, and policies that will support the safe and healthy development of our children and prevent future child abuse, neglect, and death.
– The State Office of Child Fatality Prevention established under Part 4C of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
– The State Office of Child FatalityPrevention established under Part 4C of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (3) An Intentional Death Prevention Committee to address the prevention of deaths resulting from intentional causes such as homicide, suicide, abuse, or neglect;
Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (3) An Intentional Death Prevention Committee to address the prevention of deaths resulting from intentional causes such as homicide, suicide, abuse, or neglect;
The Secretary shall determine placement of such staff within the Department.
The Secretaryshall determine placement of such staff within the Department.
Aggregate information from child death reviews compiled by theState Office addressing data on child deaths, the identification of systemic Page 6 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 problems, and Local Team recommendations for prevention strategies or changes in law or policy.
Aggregate information from child death reviews compiled bythe State Office addressing data on child deaths, the identification of systemic Page 6 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 problems, and Local Team recommendations for prevention strategies or changes in law or policy.
DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 The ex officio members other than the Chief Medical Examiner may designate a representative from their departments, divisions, or offices to represent them on the State Team.
Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 The ex officio members other than the Chief Medical Examiner may designate a representative from their departments, divisions, or offices to represent them on the State Team.
(a) Community Child Protection Teams are establishedin every county oftheState.Each Community Child Protection Team shall:
(a) CommunityChild Protection Teams are establishedin everycountyoftheState.Each Community Child Protection Team shall:
Page 8 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (c) All reports to the Team Coordinator under this section shall include:
Page 8 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (c) All reports to the Team Coordinator under this section shall include:
For cases in which a Local Team is uncertain whether a death falls under a category specified in subdivisions (1) through (9) of this subsection, the State Office shall consult with the Office oftheChiefMedicalExaminerandappropriatemedicalprofessionalstomakethatdetermination.
For cases in which a Local Team is uncertain whether a death falls under a categoryspecified in subdivisions (1) through (9) of this subsection, the State Office shall consult with the Office oftheChiefMedicalExaminerandappropriatemedical professionalstomakethatdetermination.
DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (f) Periodic Training and Best Practices.
Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (f) Periodic Training and Best Practices.
(1) The director of the county department of social services or the director of the consolidated human services agency and a member of the director's staff;staff.
(1) The director of the county department of social services or the director of the consolidated human services agencyand a member of the director's staff;staff.
The chair of the Local Team may invite a maximum of five additional individuals to participate on the Local Team on an ad hoc basis for a specific review if the chair believes the Page 10 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 individual's subject matter expertise or position within an organization will enhance the ability of the Local Team to conduct an effective review.
The chair of the Local Team may invite a maximum of five additional individuals to participate on the Local Team on an ad hoc basis for a specific review if the chair believes the Page 10 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 individual's subject matter expertise or position within an organization will enhance the ability of the Local Team to conduct an effective review.
In making a determination to invite ad hoc members to participate in specific reviews, the chair shall take into consideration the guidelines provided by the State Office addressing best practices for member participation depending on the type of review being conducted.
In making a determination to invite ad hoc members to participate in specific reviews, the chair shall take into consideration the guidelines provided bythe State Office addressing best practices for member participation dependingon the type of review being conducted.
The chair may select ad hoc members from outside of the county or counties served by the Local Team.
The chair mayselect ad hoc members from outside of the county or counties served by the Local Team.
The board of county commissioners may appoint a maximum of five additional members to represent county agencies or the community at large to serve on any Local Team.
The board of countycommissioners mayappoint a maximum of five additional members to represent county agencies or the community at large to serve on any Local Team.
7B-301 within the three-year period preceding the time of a child's death that involved the child's family regardless of the disposition of the report.
7B-301 within the three-year period precedingthe time of a child's death that involved the child's family regardless of the disposition of the report.
(3) The decedent or decedent's family was involved with child protective services within three years preceding a child's death.
(3) The decedent or decedent's familywas involved with child protective services within three years preceding a child's death.
DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 a.
Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 a.
(4) Develop and implement a process to follow up on the implementation status of recommended changes submitted directly to a particular agency and, where feasible, work to help facilitate the advancement of the recommended changes.
(4) Develop and implement a process to follow up on the implementation status of recommended changes submitted directlyto a particular agency and, where feasible, work to help facilitate the advancement of the recommended changes.
(6) Work with the Division of Social Services to determine the manner in which information from internal fatality reviews conducted by the Division of Social Services can appropriately inform Local Team reviews of these cases.
(6) Work with the Division of Social Services to determine the manner in which information from internal fatalityreviews conducted bythe Division of Social Services can appropriately inform Local Team reviews of these cases.
(2) To conduct, as determined necessary by the Local Team, interviews of any individuals determined to have pertinent information about a death under review and to examine any written materials containing pertinent information, except that the Local Team may not contact or interview family members of the decedent.
(2) To conduct, as determined necessary by the Local Team, interviews of any individuals determined to have pertinent information about a death under review and to examine anywritten materials containing pertinent information, except that the Local Team may not contact or interview family members of the decedent.
Page 12 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (a) For each child death reviewed,the Local Team shall make findings addressing at least the following:
Page 12 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (a) For each child death reviewed,the Local Team shall make findings addressingat least the following:
(d) Local Teams shall annually submit a report to the board of county commissioners that includes recommendations, if any, for systemic improvements and needed resources to address identifiedgaps and deficiencies in theexisting system.Local Teams shall simultaneously provide a copy of this report to the State Office.
(d) Local Teams shall annuallysubmit a report to the board of county commissioners that includes recommendations, if any, for systemic improvements and needed resources to address identifiedgaps and deficiencies in theexistingsystem.
Local Teams shall simultaneouslyprovide a copy of this report to the State Office.
(2) Develop model operating procedures forthese Local Teams that address when public meetings should be held, what items should be addressed in public meetings, what information may be released in written reports, and any other information the Team Coordinator considers necessary.
(2) Develop model operatingprocedures forthese Local Teams that address when public meetings should be held, what items should be addressed in public meetings, what information may be released in written reports, and any other information the Team Coordinator considers necessary.
DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (3) Provide structured training for these Local Teams at the time of their establishment, and continuing technical assistance thereafter.
Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (3) Provide structured training for these Local Teams at the time of their establishment, and continuing technical assistance thereafter.
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In addition to any other duties as a member of the Community Child Protection Team, and in connection with the reviews under G.S.
In addition to any other duties as a member of the CommunityChild Protection Team, and in connection with the reviews under G.S.
Page 14 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (1) Serve along with the Local Team chair as a liaison between the State Office and the Local Team to communicate information with respect to cases reviewed under G.S.
Page 14 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (1) Serve along with the Local Team chair as a liaison between the State Office and the Local Team to communicate information with respect to cases reviewed under G.S.
TheWithin thefirst week oftheconvening or reconvening oftheGeneral Assembly, the Task Force shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly, within the first week of the convening or reconvening ofthe General Assembly.
TheWithin thefirst week oftheconveningor reconveningoftheGeneral Assembly,the Task Force shall report annually to the Governor and General Assembly, within the first week of the conveningor reconveningofthe General Assembly.
The State Team, the Task Force, and the Local Teams Teams, and the State Office staff shall not, as part of the reviews authorized under this Article, contact, question, or interview the child, the parent of the child, or any other family member of the child whose record is being reviewed.
The State Team, the Task Force, and the Local Teams Teams, and the State Office staff shall not, as part of the reviews authorized under this Article, contact, question, or interview the child, the parent of the child, or any other familymember of the child whose record is being reviewed.
Any member of a Local Team may share, only in an official meeting of that Local Team, any information available to that member that the Local Team needs to carry out its duties.
Any member of a Local Team may share, only in an official meeting of that Local Team, anyinformation available to that member that the Local Team needs to carry out its duties.
DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 15 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (a1) If a Local Team, the Task Force, or the State Office has requested information that it is entitled to receive under this Article and it has not received such information within 30 days after the request, the requesting entity may apply for a court order to compel disclosure of the information.
Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 15 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (a1) If a Local Team, the Task Force, or the State Office has requested information that it is entitled to receive under this Article and it has not received such information within 30 days after the request, the requesting entity may apply for a court order to compel disclosure of the information.
The requesting entity shall file the application in the district court of the county where thereviewis being conducted,and thecourtshall havejurisdiction to issueanyorderscompelling disclosure.Thedistrict courts shall scheduleany actions brought underthis section forimmediate hearing, and the appellate courts shall give priority to appeal proceedings in these actions.
The requesting entityshall file the application in the district court of the countywhere thereviewis beingconducted,and thecourtshall havejurisdiction to issueanyorderscompelling disclosure.Thedistrict courts shall scheduleanyactions brought underthis section forimmediate hearing, and the appellate courts shall give priority to appeal proceedings in these actions.
(b) Meetings of the State Team and the Local Teams are not subject to the provisions of Article33C ofChapter143 oftheGeneral Statutes.However,theLocal Teams mayhold periodic public meetings to discuss, in a general manner not revealing confidential information about children and families, the findings of their reviews and their recommendations for preventive actions.
(b) Meetings of the State Team and the Local Teams are not subject to the provisions of Article33C ofChapter143 oftheGeneral Statutes.However,the Local Teams mayhold periodic public meetings to discuss, in a general manner not revealing confidential information about children and families, the findings of their reviews and their recommendations for preventive actions.
Minutesofall publicmeetings, excludingthoseofexecutivesessions, shall be kept in compliance with Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
Minutesofall publicmeetings, excludingthoseofexecutivesessions, shallbekept in compliance with Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any proceedings;
are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in anyproceedings;
and may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the purposes of the Local Team.
and mayonlybe disclosed as necessaryto carryout the purposes of the Local Team.
Page 16 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (a) Local Teams, the State Office, and medical examiner child fatality staff shall utilize the National Child Death Review Case Reporting System (NCDR-CRS) for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and reporting on information learned through child death reviews in a manner consistent with this Article.
Page 16 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (a) Local Teams, the State Office, and medical examiner child fatality staff shall utilize the National Child Death Review Case Reporting System (NCDR-CRS) for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and reporting on information learned through child death reviews in a manner consistent with this Article.
7B-1402.5(c)(3), the chairs of the Task Force and State Team may shall work with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to hire or designate staff or consultants to assist the Task Force and the State Team its committees in completing their duties.
7B-1402.5(c)(3), the chairs of the Task Force and State Team mayshall work with the Secretaryof the Department of Health and Human Services to hire or designate staff or consultants to assist the Task Force and the State Team its committees in completing their duties.
The results of any review by the State Child Fatality Prevention Team, a local child fatality prevention review team, a local community child protection team, the Child Fatality Task Force, or any public agency.
The results of anyreview bythe State Child FatalityPrevention Team, a local child fatality prevention review team, a local community child protection team, the Child Fatality Task Force, or any public agency.
Confirmation of the receipt of all reports, accepted or not accepted by thecounty department ofsocialservices, forinvestigationofsuspected child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, including confirmation that investigations were conducted, the results of the investigations, a description of the conduct of the most recent investigation and the services rendered, and a statement of basis for the department's decision.
Confirmation of the receipt of all reports, accepted or not accepted by thecountydepartment ofsocialservices, forinvestigationofsuspected child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, including confirmation that investigations were conducted, the results of the investigations, a description of the conduct of the most recent investigation and the services rendered, and a statement of basis for the department's decision.
… (f) Access to criminal investigative reports and criminal intelligence information of publiclawenforcement agenciesandconfidentialinformationinthepossessionoftheStateChild Fatality Prevention Team, the local teams, and the Child Fatality Task Force, shall be governed DRS45379-MGa-106B Page 17 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 by G.S.
… (f) Access to criminal investigative reports and criminal intelligence information of publiclawenforcement agenciesandconfidentialinformationinthepossessionof theStateChild Fatality Prevention Team, the local teams, and the Child Fatality Task Force, shall be governed Senate Bill 703-First Edition Page 17 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 by G.S.
(d) Apanel choosing to examinechildfatalitiesmay utilizeinformation andreportsabout reviews of child fatalities that take place pursuant to Article 14 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.
(d) Apanel choosingto examinechildfatalitiesmayutilizeinformation and reportsabout reviews of child fatalities that take place pursuant to Article 14 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes.
Page 18 DRS45379-MGa-106B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (g) Panels shall prepare and make available to the State and the public an annual report containing a summary of the activities of the panels and recommendations to improve the child protection services system at the State and local levels.
Page 18 Senate Bill 703-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (g) Panels shall prepare and make available to the State and the public an annual report containing a summary of the activities of the panels and recommendations to improve the child protection services system at the State and local levels.
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