H.B. No. 0167

Child fatality review.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Iekel, Esquibel, K., Hallinan, Millin and Petersen and Senator(s) Aullman, Landen and Ross

AN ACT relating to child fatality reviews; providing for a child fatality and major injury review state team created within the department of health; providing for confidentiality of review proceedings; creating protection for review team members and review findings; providing for local review teams to review all cases of preventable child fatalities and major injuries; providing mandatory responsibilities of review teams; providing for coordination between local review teams and the state team; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

2/13/2008   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/15/2008   H Failed Introduction

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Craft, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gingery, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Iekel, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Madden, Martin, Meyer, Millin, Petersen, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Thompson, Throne, Warren, White and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Brechtel, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Edwards, Gilmore, Goggles, Harvey, Illoway, Jones, Lockhart, McOmie, Mercer, Miller, Olsen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Stubson, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Harshman and Lubnau

Ayes 31 Nays 27 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0