{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-49-2-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-49-2-4","heading":"Local child fatality review teams; membership; required members or written agreement; pathologist member or agreement","body":"Sec. 4. (a) A local child fatality review team consists of the following members:\n(1) The prosecuting attorney of the county or a representative of a prosecuting attorney from the area served by the local child fatality review team.\n(2) A county coroner or a deputy coroner from the area served by the local child fatality review team.\n(3) A representative from:\n(A) a county health department established under IC 16-20-2;\n(B) a health and hospital corporation established under IC 16-22-8; or\n(C) a multiple county health department established under IC 16-20-3;\nthat is located in or serves the area served by the local child fatality review team.\n(4) A representative from the department of child services.\n(5) A representative of law enforcement from the area served by the local child fatality review team.\n(6) A representative from a school district in the area served by the local child fatality review team.\n(b) In addition to the members under subsection (a), a local child fatality review team shall:\n(1) have as a member of the local child fatality review team:\n(A) a pediatrician or family practice physician;\n(B) a representative from an emergency medical services provider;\n(C) a representative from a fire department or volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2); and\n(D) a mental health provider; or\n(2) enter into a written agreement with another local child fatality review team for the provision of services, guidance, and expertise of a person listed in subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(D) who is a member of that local child fatality review team.\n(c) In addition to the members under subsection (a), a local child fatality review team shall have:\n(1) a member on the team who is a pathologist with forensic experience who is licensed to practice medicine in Indiana and who, if feasible, is certified by the American Board of Pathology in forensic pathology; or\n(2) an agreement with a pathologist described in subdivision (1) for the provision of the pathologist's services and expertise, as needed by the local child fatality review team.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 49. CHILD FATALITY REVIEWS","Chapter 2. Establishing Local Child Fatality Review Teams"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-49-2-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"c0957bb9b9dc362575df576e4785aa7f78f7efd6c1da6a740a1fa8ff64349fd4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-49-2-3","next":"us-in/ic-16-49-2-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}