Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     50-19-403. Local fetal, infant, and child mortality review team. (1) A local fetal, infant, and child mortality review team must be approved by the county health department. Approval must be given if:
     (a) the county health department has designated a lead person for the purposes of management of the review team;
     (b) at least five of the individuals listed in subsection (2) have agreed to serve on the review team; and
     (c) the five individuals have developed a plan that includes, at a minimum, operating policies of the review team covering collection and destruction of information obtained pursuant to 44-5-303(4) or 50-19-402(2).
     (2) If a local fetal, infant, and child mortality review team is established, the team must be multidisciplinary and may include only:
     (a) the county attorney or a designee;
     (b) a law enforcement officer;
     (c) the medical examiner or coroner for the jurisdiction;
     (d) a physician;
     (e) a school district representative;
     (f) a representative of the local health department;
     (g) a representative of the department of public health and human services;
     (h) a forensic pathologist;
     (i) a pediatrician;
     (j) a family practice physician;
     (k) an obstetrician;
     (l) a nurse practitioner;
     (m) a public health nurse;
     (n) a mental health professional;
     (o) a local trauma coordinator;
     (p) a representative, appointed by the tribal government, of an Indian reservation that is located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the county;
     (q) a representative of the bureau of Indian affairs or the Indian health service, or both, who is located within the county; and
     (r) representatives of the following:
     (i) local emergency medical services;
     (ii) a local hospital;
     (iii) a local hospital medical records department;
     (iv) a local fire department; and
     (v) the local registrar.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 519, L. 1997.

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