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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 674.003. Purpose and Powers and Duties of Review Team

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The purpose of a review team is to:

(1) improve the health and well-being of women, infants, and families;

(2) reduce racial disparities in the rates of and the overall rates of fetal and infant mortality;

(3) facilitate the operations of the review team and train review team members on the review team process; and

(4) develop and deliver reports of findings to the community.

(b) For a death or fetal death subject to review, the review team shall collect information relating to the death of the decedent, including medical, dental, and mental health care records or information, autopsy reports, social services records, and other pertinent records related to the decedent and the family of the decedent.

(c) Before review at a meeting of the review team, the names and addresses of the decedent and the decedent's family and the name and address of each health care provider that provided services to the decedent or decedent's family shall be removed from information collected under Subsection (b). A summary of the information, with the identifying information described by this subsection removed, shall be prepared for consideration of the review team.

(d) The review team shall:

(1) compile statistics of fetal and infant mortality;

(2) analyze the causes of fetal and infant mortality; and

(3) recommend measures to decrease fetal and infant mortality to a community action team formed for this purpose or to state or local governmental officials or other appropriate members of the community.

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