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TX Fam Code § 264.5032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.5032. Report on Child Fatality and Near Fatality Data

Sec. 264.5032.  REPORT ON CHILD FATALITY AND NEAR FATALITY DATA.  (a)  The department shall produce an aggregated report relating to child fatality and near fatality cases resulting from child abuse or neglect containing the following information:(1)  any prior contact the department had with the child's family and the manner in which the case was disposed, including cases in which the department made the following dispositions:(A)  priority none or administrative closure;(B)  call screened out;(C)  alternative or differential response provided;(D)  unable to complete the investigation;(E)  unable to determine whether abuse or neglect occurred;(F)  reason to believe abuse or neglect occurred; or(G)  child removed and placed into substitute care;(2)  for any case investigated by the department involving the child or the child's family:(A)  the number of caseworkers assigned to the case before the fatality or near fatality occurred; and(B)  the caseworker's caseload at the time the case was opened and at the time the case was closed;(3)  for any case in which the department investigation concluded that there was reason to believe that abuse or neglect occurred, and the family was referred to family-based safety services:(A)  the safety plan provided to the family;(B)  the services offered to the family; and(C)  the level of compliance with the safety plan or completion of the services by the family;(4)  the number of contacts the department made with children and families in family-based safety services cases; and(5)  the initial and attempted contacts the department made with child abuse and neglect victims.(b)  In preparing the part of the report required by Subsection (a)(1), the department shall include information contained in department records retained in accordance with the department's records retention schedule.(c)  The report produced under this section must protect the identity of individuals involved in a case that is included in the report.(d)  The department may combine the report required under this section with the annual child fatality report required to be produced under Section 261.204.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.504. Meetings of Committee

Sec. 264.504.  MEETINGS OF COMMITTEE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), meetings of the committee are subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, as if the committee were a governmental body under that chapter.(b)  Any portion of a meeting of the committee during which the committee discusses an individual child's death is closed to the public and is not subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code.(c)  Information identifying a deceased child, a member of the child's family, a guardian or caretaker of the child, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect of the child may not be disclosed during a public meeting.  On a majority vote of the committee members, the members shall remove from the committee any member who discloses information described by this subsection in a public meeting.(d)  Information regarding the involvement of a state or local agency with the deceased child or another person described by Subsection (c) may not be disclosed during a public meeting.(e)  The committee may conduct an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or other electronic medium.  A meeting held under this subsection is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings.  The notice of the meeting must specify as the location of the meeting the location where meetings of the committee are usually held.  Each part of the meeting by telephone conference call that is required to be open to the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting and shall be tape-recorded.  The tape recording shall be made available to the public.(f)  This section does not prohibit the committee from requesting the attendance at a closed meeting of a person who is not a member of the committee and who has information regarding a deceased child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.58, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 264.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.505. Establishment of Review Team

Sec. 264.505.  ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  A multidisciplinary and multiagency child fatality review team may be established for a county to review child deaths in that county.  A county may join with an adjacent county or counties to establish a combined review team.(b)  Any person who may be a member of a review team under Subsection (c) may initiate the establishment of a review team and call the first organizational meeting of the team.(c)  A review team must reflect the diversity of the county's population and may include:(1)  a criminal prosecutor involved in prosecuting crimes against children;(2)  a sheriff;(3)  a justice of the peace or medical examiner;(4)  a police chief;(5)  a pediatrician experienced in diagnosing and treating child abuse and neglect;(6)  a child educator;(7)  a child mental health provider;(8)  a public health professional;(9)  a child protective services specialist;(10)  a sudden infant death syndrome family service provider;(11)  a neonatologist;(12)  a child advocate;(13)  a chief juvenile probation officer; and(14)  a child abuse prevention specialist.(d)  Members of a review team may select additional team members according to community resources and needs.(e)  A review team shall select a presiding officer from its members.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.59, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.506. Purpose and Duties of Review Team

Sec. 264.506.  PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  The purpose of a review team is to decrease the incidence of preventable child deaths by:(1)  providing assistance, direction, and coordination to investigations of child deaths;(2)  promoting cooperation, communication, and coordination among agencies involved in responding to child fatalities;(3)  developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of child deaths in the county or counties in which the review team is located;(4)  recommending changes to agencies, through the agency's representative member, that will reduce the number of preventable child deaths;  and(5)  advising the committee on changes to law, policy, or practice that will assist the team and the agencies represented on the team in fulfilling their duties.(b)  To achieve its purpose, a review team shall:(1)  adapt and implement, according to local needs and resources, the model protocols developed by the department and the committee;(2)  meet on a regular basis to review child fatality cases and recommend methods to improve coordination of services and investigations between agencies that are represented on the team;(3)  collect and maintain data as required by the committee;(4)  review and analyze the collected data to identify any demographic trends in child fatality cases, including whether there is a disproportionate number of child fatalities in a particular population group or geographic area; and(5)  submit to the vital statistics unit data reports on deaths reviewed as specified by the committee.(c)  A review team shall initiate prevention measures as indicated by the review team's findings.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.197, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.507. Duties of Presiding Officer

Sec. 264.507.  DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICER.  The presiding officer of a review team shall:(1)  send notices to the review team members of a meeting to review a child fatality;(2)  provide a list to the review team members of each child fatality to be reviewed at the meeting;(3)  submit data reports to the vital statistics unit not later than the 30th day after the date on which the review took place; and(4)  ensure that the review team operates according to the protocols developed by the department and the committee, as adapted by the review team.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.198, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 264.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.508. Review Procedure

Sec. 264.508.  REVIEW PROCEDURE.  (a)  The review team of the county in which the injury, illness, or event that was the cause of the death of the child occurred, as stated on the child's death certificate, shall review the death.(b)  On receipt of the list of child fatalities under Section 264.507, each review team member shall review the member's records and the records of the member's agency for information regarding each listed child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.509. Access to Information

Sec. 264.509.  ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  (a)  A review team may request information and records regarding a deceased child as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties.  Records and information that may be requested under this section include:(1)  medical, dental, and mental health care information;  and(2)  information and records maintained by any state or local government agency, including:(A)  a birth certificate;(B)  law enforcement investigative data;(C)  medical examiner investigative data;(D)  juvenile court records;(E)  parole and probation information and records;  and(F)  child protective services information and records.(b)  On request of the presiding officer of a review team, the custodian of the relevant information and records relating to a deceased child shall provide those records to the review team at no cost to the review team.(b-1)  The Department of State Health Services shall provide a review team with electronic access to the preliminary death certificate for a deceased child.(c)  This subsection does not authorize the release of the original or copies of the mental health or medical records of any member of the child's family or the guardian or caretaker of the child or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect of the child which are in the possession of any state or local government agency as provided in Subsection (a)(2).  Information relating to the mental health or medical condition of a member of of  the child's family or the guardian or caretaker of the child or the alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse or neglect of the child acquired as part of an investigation by a state or local government agency as provided in Subsection (a)(2) may be provided to the review team.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.60, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.510. Meeting of Review Team

Sec. 264.510.  MEETING OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  A meeting of a review team is closed to the public and not subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code.(b)  This section does not prohibit a review team from requesting the attendance at a closed meeting of a person who is not a member of the review team and who has information regarding a deceased child.(c)  Except as necessary to carry out a review team's purpose and duties, members of a review team and persons attending a review team meeting may not disclose what occurred at the meeting.(d)  A member of a review team participating in the review of a child death is immune from civil or criminal liability arising from information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.511. Use of Information and Records; Confidentiality

Sec. 264.511.  USE OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS;  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Information and records acquired by the committee or by a review team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subchapter are confidential and exempt from disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the committee's or review team's purpose and duties.(b)  A report of the committee or of a review team or a statistical compilation of data reports is a public record subject to the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, as if the committee or review team were a governmental body under that chapter, if the report or statistical compilation does not contain any information that would permit the identification of an individual.(c)  A member of a review team may not disclose any information that is confidential under this section.(d)  Information, documents, and records of the committee or of a review team that are confidential under this section are not subject to subpoena or discovery and may not be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding, except that information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence solely because they were presented during proceedings of the committee or a review team or are maintained by the committee or a review team.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.512. Governmental Units

Sec. 264.512.  GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.  The committee and a review team are governmental units for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.  A review team is a unit of local government under that chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.513. Report of Death of Child

Sec. 264.513.  REPORT OF DEATH OF CHILD.  (a)  A person who knows of the death of a child younger than six years of age shall immediately report the death to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurs or, if the death occurs in a county that does not have a medical examiner's office or that is not part of a medical examiner's district, to a justice of the peace in that county.(b)  The requirement of this section is in addition to any other reporting requirement imposed by law, including any requirement that a person report child abuse or neglect under this code.(c)  A person is not required to report a death under this section that is the result of a motor vehicle accident.  This subsection does not affect a duty imposed by another law to report a death that is the result of a motor vehicle accident.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.514. Procedure in the Event of Reportable Death

Sec. 264.514.  PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF REPORTABLE DEATH.  (a)  A medical examiner or justice of the peace notified of a death of a child under Section 264.513 shall hold an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, to determine whether the death is unexpected or the result of abuse or neglect.  An inquest is not required under this subchapter if the child's death is expected and is due to a congenital or neoplastic disease.  A death caused by an infectious disease may be considered an expected death if:(1)  the disease was not acquired as a result of trauma or poisoning;(2)  the infectious organism is identified using standard medical procedures; and(3)  the death is not reportable to the Department of State Health Services under Chapter 81, Health and Safety Code.(a-1)  The commissioners court of a county shall adopt regulations relating to the timeliness for conducting an inquest into the death of a child.  The regulations adopted under this subsection must be as stringent as the standards issued by the National Association of Medical Examiners unless the commissioners court determines that it would be cost prohibitive for the county to comply with those standards.(b)  The medical examiner or justice of the peace shall immediately notify an appropriate local law enforcement agency if the medical examiner or justice of the peace determines that the death is unexpected or the result of abuse or neglect, and that agency shall investigate the child's death. The medical examiner or justice of the peace shall notify the appropriate county child fatality review team of the child's death not later than the 120th day after the date the death is reported.(c)  In this section, the terms "abuse" and "neglect" have the meaning assigned those terms by Section 261.001.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 95, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1301, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.199, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 11(a), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 264.515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter F. Child Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 264.515. Investigation

Sec. 264.515.  INVESTIGATION.  (a)  The investigation required by Section 264.514 must include:(1)  an autopsy, unless an autopsy was conducted as part of the inquest;(2)  an inquiry into the circumstances of the death, including an investigation of the scene of the death and interviews with the parents of the child, any guardian or caretaker of the child, and the person who reported the child's death;  and(3)  a review of relevant information regarding the child from an agency, professional, or health care provider.(b)  The review required by Subsection (a)(3) must include a review of any applicable medical record, child protective services record, record maintained by an emergency medical services provider, and law enforcement report.(c)  The committee shall develop a protocol relating to investigation of an unexpected death of a child under this section.  In developing the protocol, the committee shall consult with individuals and organizations that have knowledge and experience in the issues of child abuse and child deaths.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 264.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship|Subtitle E - Protection of the Child|Chapter 264 - Child Welfare Services|Subchapter G. Court-Appointed Volunteer Advocate Programs|Section 264.601. Definitions

Sec. 264.601.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Abused or neglected child" means a child who is:(A)  the subject of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity;  and(B)  under the control or supervision of the department.(2)  "Volunteer advocate program" means a volunteer-based, nonprofit program that:(A)  provides advocacy services to abused or neglected children with the goal of obtaining a permanent placement for a child that is in the child's best interest; and(B)  complies with recognized standards for volunteer advocate programs.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|