North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code § 7B-1407.15. Duties of medical examiner child fatality staff

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Medical examiner child fatality staff shall work collaboratively with the State Office and Local Teams to carry out the purposes of the Child Fatality Prevention System and are required to do at least all of the following:

(1) Provide Local Teams with access to completed medical examiner reports for purposes of review.

(2) Enter relevant information from medical examiner reports on specific child deaths into the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System.

(3) Respond to State Office or Task Force requests for data or reports related to aggregate information on medical jurisdiction child deaths tracked by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

(4) Serve as subject matter experts and offer training to law enforcement personnel related to child death scene investigation and reporting.

(b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the role or responsibilities of medical examiner child fatality staff as assigned by the Chief Medical Examiner.

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