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Autopsies in Child Death CasesUpdated September 2011This compilation contains legislation, session laws, and codified statues. All statutes, laws, and bills listedin this compilation have been signed by the pertinent governor and enacted into law. This report wascomplied using Westlaw. This compilation is up-to-date as of the month it was created. However, pleasenote we recommend checking both case law and current legislation for any possible modifications to thestatutes listed below.Table of Contents:ALABAMA. 4ALA. CODE § 26-16-91 (2011). Definitions. 4ALA. CODE § 26-16-92 (2011). State policy. 5ALA. CODE § 26-16-93 (2011). State Child Death Review Team -- Created . 5ALA. CODE § 26-16-94 (2011). State Child Death Review Team – Purposes; duties . 7ALA. CODE § 26-16-95 (2011). Liability of team members. 9ALA. CODE § 26-16-96 (2011). Local child death review teams . 9ALA. CODE § 26-16-97 (2011). Meetings; disclosure of information; violation; penalties . 12ALA. CODE § 26-16-98 (2011). Confidentially of information and records . 12ALA. CODE § 26-16-99 (2011). Duties of Coroner/Medical Examiner. 13ALASKA. 13ALASKA STAT. § 12.65.015. (2011). Duties of Coroner/Medical Examiner. 13ALASKA STAT. § 12.65.120. (2011). State child fatality review team . 14ALASKA STAT. § 12.65.130. (2011). State child fatality review team . 16ALASKA STAT. § 12.65.140. (2011). Records; information; meetings; confidentiality; immunity. 17ARIZONA . 18ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 11-597 (2011). Autopsies; reports; exemption from liability. 18ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-3501 (2011). Child fatality review teams; membership; duties . 19ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-3502 (2011). Local teams; membership; duties. 22ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-3503 (2011). Access to information; confidentiality; violation; classification 23ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 36-3504 (2011). Child fatality review fund . 24ARKANSAS . 24ARK. CODE ANN. § 12-12-315 (2008). Notification of certain deaths. . 25ARK. CODE ANN. § 12-12-318 (2008). Cause of death; examinations; investigations or post-mortems26CALIFORNIA. 28CAL. PENAL CODE § 11174.2 (2011). Interagency child death teams; Autopsy protocols; Records exemptfrom disclosure; Report . 28CAL. PENAL CODE § 11174.33 (2011). Interagency child death team protocol. 29CAL. PENAL CODE § 11174.34 (2011). Coordination and integration of state and local efforts; sharing ofdata and other information; California State Child Death Review Council. 30CAL. PENAL CODE § 11174.35 (2011). Child death cases; investigation and findings; abuse and neglect;plan to track and maintain data . 33COLORADO. 34Lacks specific provisions for automatic autopsy of children fatalities. . 34CONNECTICUT. 34Lacks specific provisions for automatic autopsy of children fatalities. . 34DELAWARE. 34Lacks specific provisions for automatic autopsy of children fatalities. . 34DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 34D.C. CODE ANN. § 5-1405 (2011). Deaths – determinations and investigations; cremations. 34FLORIDA. 35FLA STATE. ANN. § 383.3362 (2011). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. 351National District Attorneys AssociationNational Center for Prosecution of Child Abusewww.ndaa.org
FLA STATE. ANN. § 383.402 (2011). Child abuse death review; State Child Abuse Death ReviewCommittee; local child abuse death review committees . 37GEORGIA . 43GA. CODE. ANN. § 45-16-24 (2011). Notices of death to coroners or county medical examiners; orders toconduct medical examiner’s inquiries . 43HAWAI’I . 45Lacks specific provisions for automatic autopsy of children fatalities. . 45IDAHO . 45IDAHO CODE ANN. § 19-4301 (2011). County coroner to investigate deaths . 45ILLINOIS . 4655 ILL. COMP. STAT. ANN. 5/3-3015 (2011). Circumstances under which autopsy to be performed . 4655 ILL. COMP. STAT. ANN. 5/3-3016 (2011). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. 46INDIANA. 47IND. CODE ANN. § 36-2-14-6.3 (2011). Notification of death of child in suspicious, unexpected orunexplained manner. 47IND. CODE ANN. § 36-2-14-6.7 (2011). Autopsy required for death of child under three years of age . 48IOWA . 49IOWA CODE § 331.802 (2011). Deaths--reported and investigated. 49KANSAS. 52KAN. STAT. ANN. § 22A-242 (2010). Child death, notification of coroner; autopsy; notification of statereview board; notification of parent or guardian; SIDS death; fee for autopsy . 52KENTUCKY . 53KY. REV. STAT. ANN. § 72.025 (2011). Circumstances requiring post-mortem examination to beperformed by coroner . 53KY. REV. STAT. ANN. § 213.161 (2011). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program . 54LOUISANA. 55LA. REV. STAT. ANN. § 40:2019 (2011). Child death investigation . 55MAINE. 6022 MAINE REV. STAT. ANN. § 3028 (2010). Investigation; autopsy . 60MASSCHUSETTS . 63MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. 38 § 2A. State and local multidisciplinary child fatality review teams. 63MICHIGAN. 67MICH. COMP. LAWS. § 52.205A (2011). Death of child under age of 2 years; reports and autopsies;regulations . 67MINNESOTA . 67MINN. STAT. § 145.898 (2011). Sudden infant death . 67MINN. STAT. § 390.11 (2011). Investigations. 68MISSISSIPPI. 73MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-61-59 (2010). Deaths affecting public interest. 73MISS. CODE ANN. § 41-61-65 (2010). Autopsy or investigation; review . 75MISSOURI. 76MO. REV. STAT. § 58.452 (2011). Child's death under age eighteen, notice to coroner by persons havingknowledge--referral to child fatality review panel, when--procedure for nonsuspicious death, form,duties--autopsy, child death pathologist, when--disagreement on need for autopsy, procedure--violationby coroner, penalty . 76MO. REV. STAT. § 194.117 (2011). Sudden infant death--notification--autopsy by certified child deathpathologist required, procedure--cost, how paid--department of health and senior services, duties--rulesand regulations. 77MONTANA. 78MONT. CODE ANN. § 50-15-411 (2011). Sudden infant death syndrome--findings--definition . 78NEBRASKA . 79NEB. REV. STAT. ANN. § 23-1824 (2011). Minor; autopsy required; when; guidelines; reimbursement . 79NEB. REV. STAT. ANN. § 71-2101 (2010). Sudden infant death syndrome; legislative findings . 79NEVADA . 802National District Attorneys AssociationNational Center for Prosecution of Child Abusewww.ndaa.org
NEV. REV. STAT. ANN. § 440.435 (2010). Death caused by sudden infant death syndrome: Ordinancemay authorize postmortem examination; duties of coroner. 80NEW HAMPSHIRE. 80Lacks specific provisions for automatic autopsy of children fatalities. . 80NEW JERSEY. 80N.J. STAT. ANN. § 52:17B-88 (2011). Findings; report; autopsy; conclusions; copy to closest survivingrelative; transportation of body.
National District Attorneys Association National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse www.ndaa.org 4 VA.CODE ANN. § 32.1-285.1 (2011).Death of infants under eighteen months of age; autopsies required;
