ESSB 6110 — Modernizing the child fatality statute.

What this bill does

Modifies various provisions related to child mortality reviews, including renaming these as child fatality reviews, expanding these reviews to include children up to age 19, and requiring various entities to provide records and data requested for specific child fatality reviews to the local health department. Prohibits information submitted in child fatality reviews from public disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or introduction into evidence in any administrative or civil proceeding. Allows local health department officials or employees to be be examined in a criminal proceeding as to the existence or contents of documents assembled, prepared, or maintained for purposes of a child fatality review.

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Floor votes

• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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