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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 213 VITAL STATISTICS
213.161 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program.
Download pdfis hereby established in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The purpose of
this program shall be to obtain factual information concerning the characteristics,
incidence, and distribution of the sudden infant death syndrome throughout the
Commonwealth and to provide a means of public education concerning any
research findings which may lead to the possible means of prevention, early
identification, and treatment of children susceptible to the sudden infant death
syndrome. (2) In instances where an ostensibly healthy child dies suddenly and unexpectedly with no known or apparent cause as determined by a physician or a coroner, an autopsy
with the written approval of the parents or legal guardian of the child shall be
performed within forty-eight (48) hours and the results reported to the cabinet and
to the parents or legal guardian of the child. (3) In order to implement the provisions of this section, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall:
(a) Promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary in order to obtain in proper form all information relating to the occurrence of sudden infant
deaths which is relevant and appropriate for the establishment of a reliable
statistical index of the incidence, distribution, and characteristics of cases of
the sudden infant death syndrome; (b) Collect such factual information from physicians, coroners, medical examiners, hospitals, and public health officials who have examined any child
known or believed to have the sudden infant death syndrome; (c) Make such factual information available to physicians, coroners, medical examiners, hospitals, public health officials, and educational and institutional
organizations conducting research as to the causes and incidence of the sudden
infant death syndrome; (d) Cause appropriate counseling services to be established and maintained for families affected by the occurrence of the sudden infant death syndrome; and (e) Conduct educational programs to inform the general public of any research findings of educational and institutional organizations which may lead to the
possible means of prevention, early identification, and treatment of the sudden
infant death syndrome. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 444, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 392, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 369, sec. 32, effective July 13, 1990.
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