CHAPTER 92IOWA FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE64192.1(135) Purpose. The purpose of the child fatality review committee is to determine whether the department of human services and others involved with the case of child abuse responded appropriately.64192.2(135) Definitions.
"Child abuse assessment" means an assessment performed in accordance with Iowa Code section 232.71B.
"Child fatality" means the death of a child under the age of 18.
"Committee" means the Iowa child fatality review committee.
"Department" means the department of public health.
"Multidisciplinary team" means the group of individuals as defined in Iowa Code section 235A.13.
Related ARC(s): 9355B64192.3(135) Committee. The committee is an ad hoc committee appointed by the state medical examiner on a case-by-case basis. The committee shall include a medical examiner, a pediatrician who is knowledgeable concerning deaths of children, and a person involved in law enforcement. The committee may also consult with individuals with specific child death expertise as necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of the committee. The office of the state medical examiner shall provide staffing and administrative support to the committee.Related ARC(s): 9355B64192.4(135) Formation of the committee. The state medical examiner may appoint a committee to review the death of a child under the age of 18 upon the request from a member of the legislature or the governor in cases in which a report of suspected child abuse had been filed with the department of human services pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.70 within two years preceding the child’s death.Related ARC(s): 9355B64192.5(135) Committee protocol for review. In determining whether the department of human services and others involved with the case of child abuse responded appropriately, the committee shall review records relevant to the child’s death, which may include but are not limited to the following:- All reports of suspected child abuse on the identified child made to the department of human services pursuant to Iowa Code section 232.70;
- All child abuse assessments performed on the identified child in accordance with Iowa Code section 232.71B;
- All other department of human services records maintained on the identified child;
- All relevant law enforcement records which refer to the identified child;
- All relevant medical and hospital records of the identified child;
- All relevant court records which refer to the identified child;
- Records of any multidisciplinary team which reviewed the case of the identified child;
- Records of any public entity which reviewed the case of the identified child; and
- All relevant records maintained by a day care provider, other child care provider, preschool, elementary school, middle school, or high school which refer to the identified child.