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213.161 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program.
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In order to obtain information which may be useful to research organizations
studying the causes and incidence of the sudden infant death syndrome, a
program is 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.
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.
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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