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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, 2014LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, 2014

Dr. Pamela Tabor, DNPDr. Pamela Tabor, DNP‐‐ForensicsForensics

Infant and Child Death Review ProgramInfant and Child Death Review Program

ArkansasArkansas Agencies Involved Agencies Involved With the ArkansasWith the ArkansasI f d Child D h R i I f d Child D h R i PPInfant and Child Death Review Infant and Child Death Review ProgramProgram

A k Child D th R i P l Arkansas Child Death Review Panel and

Arkansas Commission of Child Abuse Arkansas Commission of Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence


Purpose of Act 1818 of 2005Purpose of Act 1818 of 2005Purpose of Act 1818 of 2005Purpose of Act 1818 of 2005

• Identify the causes of death to Identify the causes of death to children under eighteen (18) years of age; andage; and

• Reduce the incidence of injury and • Reduce the incidence of injury and death to children by requiring a death review to be performed in all cases of review to be performed in all cases of unexpected deaths of children under eighteen (18) years of age


eighteen (18) years of age

Hierarchy of ICDR ProgramHierarchy of ICDR ProgramHierarchy of ICDR ProgramHierarchy of ICDR Program

AR CDR Panel, Act 1818 (2005)

AR ICDR Program (2011) Dr. Pamela Tabor, DirectorDr. Pamela Tabor, Director Martin Maize, Coordinator

Local ICDR Teams (2012)


Purpose of the Arkansas Infant & Child Purpose of the Arkansas Infant & Child hhDeath Review ProgramDeath Review Program

• Improve the response to pediatric fatalities• Provide accurate information on how/why Arkansas

hild d ichildren are dying• Reduce the number of pediatric deaths • Provide training and support to local ICDR teams and professionals involved with the health, safety and well being of childrenwell‐being of children

***Goal: Identification of prevention and intervention strategies***


strategies

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Investigation TrainingInvestigation Training

• Training for coroners (and some law g (enforcement) to learn how and why to utilize the SUIDI form (from CDC) and doll re‐( )enactment

• CEUs:CEUs: – American Board of

Medicolegal Death InvestigatorsInvestigators

– Arkansas Law Enforcement Training


2012: Two Pilot Teams2012: Two Pilot Teams2012: Two Pilot Teams2012: Two Pilot TeamsCarroll

Izard Sharp

Baxter RandolphBentonMarion

Fulton ClayBoone

GreeneIzard S a p

Stone

Lawrence

MississippiIndependence

Jackson

FranklinCrawford

MadisonWashington Newton Searcy

Van BurenJohnson

PopeCleburne

Poinsett

Craighead

White

Prairie

M

Faulkner

Conway

Yell

WoodruffCrittendenSebastian

CrossLogan

St. FrancisPerry

ScottLee

S li

PulaskiLonoke

Polk

SevierHoward

Garland

LincolnCleveland

Monroe

Hot Spring Jefferson Arkansas

Phillips

SalineMontgomery

Grant

PikeClark

Dallas

Calhoun

Bradley

Ouachita

LincolnClevelandDesha

Miller

Little River Hempstead

Chicot

NevadaDrew

Lafayettehl


UnionColumbia ChicotafayetteAshley

2012: 3 Teams; 8 Counties2012: 3 Teams; 8 Counties2012: 3 Teams; 8 Counties2012: 3 Teams; 8 CountiesCarroll

Izard Sharp


Fulton ClayBoone

GreeneIzard Sharp

Stone

Lawrence


Jackson

FranklinCrawford

Madison

Greene

Washington Newton Searcy

Van BurenJohnson

PopeCleburne

Poinsett

Craighead

White

Prairie

Faulkner

Conway

Yell


CrossLogan

St. FrancisPerry

ScottLeePulaski

Lonoke

Polk

SevierHoward

Garland

Li lCl l d

Monroe


Phillips

SalineMontgomery

Grant

PikeClark

Dallas

Calhoun

Bradley

Ouachita


Miller


Chi t

NevadaDrew

Lafayette


UnionColumbia ChicotLafayetteAshley

2013: 4 Teams; 21 Counties2013: 4 Teams; 21 Counties2013: 4 Teams; 21 Counties2013: 4 Teams; 21 CountiesCarroll

Izard Sharp


Fulton ClayBoone

GreeneIzard Sharp

Stone

Lawrence


Jackson

FranklinCrawford

Madison

Greene


Van BurenJohnson

PopeCleburne

Poinsett

Craighead

White

Prairie

Faulkner

Conway

Yell


CrossLogan

St. FrancisPerry

ScottLeePulaski

Lonoke

Polk

SevierHoward

Garland

Li lCl l d

Monroe


Phillips

SalineMontgomery

Grant

PikeClark

Dallas

Calhoun

Bradley

Ouachita


Miller


Chi t

NevadaDrew

Lafayette



2014: 5 Teams; 22 Counties2014: 5 Teams; 22 Counties2014: 5 Teams; 22 Counties 2014: 5 Teams; 22 Counties Carroll

Izard Sharp


Fulton ClayBoone

GreeneIzard Sharp

Stone

Lawrence


Jackson

FranklinCrawford

Madison

Greene


Van BurenJohnson

PopeCleburne

Poinsett

Craighead

White

Prairie

Faulkner

Conway

Yell


CrossLogan

St. FrancisPerry

ScottLeePulaski

Lonoke

Polk

SevierHoward

Garland

Li lCl l d

Monroe


Phillips

SalineMontgomery

Grant

PikeClark

Dallas

Calhoun

Bradley

Ouachita


Miller


Chi t

NevadaDrew

Lafayette



Goal for Fiscal 2015Goal for Fiscal 20158 Teams; 40 Counties = 75%8 Teams; 40 Counties = 75%

Carroll

Izard Sharp


Fulton ClayBoone

GreeneIzard Sharp

Stone

Lawrence


Jackson

FranklinCrawford

Madison

Greene


Van BurenJohnson

PopeCleburne

Poinsett

Craighead

White

Prairie

Faulkner

Conway

Yell


CrossLogan

St. FrancisPerry

ScottLeePulaski

Lonoke

Polk

SevierHoward

Garland

Li lCl l d

Monroe


Phillips

SalineMontgomery

Grant

PikeClark

Dallas

Calhoun

Bradley

Ouachita


Miller


Chi t

NevadaDrew

Lafayette



Additional Goal for FY 2015Additional Goal for FY 2015Additional Goal for FY 2015Additional Goal for FY 2015

• Ninth Team• State level• Created to review all infant deaths that are• Created to review all infant deaths that are outside of the established team’s case load

f• Goal is to review ALL infant deaths, within the statute) within AR


Arkansas Infant & Child Death Review Program; Child Arkansas Infant & Child Death Review Program; Child D th R i P l d I f t M t lit A ti GD th R i P l d I f t M t lit A ti GDeath Review Panel; and Infant Mortality Action GroupDeath Review Panel; and Infant Mortality Action Group

• April 2014p• Media Task Force (organized messaging; review and action on local team recommendations; updates; education; and consistent messaging)

• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program safe sleep messaging

• Review of Legislative issues that effect the AR ICDR Program

• Formation of State Infant Mortality Team


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