(1) There is hereby created the Colorado state child fatality prevention review team in the department of public health and environment.
(2) (a) On or before September 1, 2013, the governor shall appoint eighteen voting members of the state review team specified in this paragraph (a), as follows:
Two members who represent the county sheriffs within the state, one of whom
represents a rural area of the state;
Two members who represent the county coroners within the state;
Two members who represent peace officers within the state who specialize in crimes against children;
Two members who represent the district attorneys within the state, one of whomrepresents a rural area of the state;
Six members who represent members of the medical profession within the state whospecialize in traumatic injury or children's health, including four physicians and two nurses;
One member who represents local fire department employees within the state;
One member who represents county attorneys within the state who practice in thearea of dependency and neglect;
One member who represents county commissioners within the state; and
One member who represents the office of Colorado's child protection ombudsman.
(b) The executive director of the department of human services shall appoint six voting members, as follows:
(I) Two members who represent the unit within the department of human services that is responsible for child welfare; (II) Repealed.
Two members who represent the office of behavioral health in the department ofhuman services;
One member who represents the division of youth services; and
One member who represents the directors of county departments of social services.
The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall appoint eight voting members who represent the department of public health and environment, one of whom represents county or district public health agencies.
The commissioner of education shall appoint one voting member who represents thedepartment of education.
The executive director of the department of public safety shall appoint one votingmember who represents the department of public safety.
A member of the department of public health and environment shall call a preliminary meeting of the members of the state review team specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection (2), and the voting members appointed pursuant to said paragraphs may, by a majority vote, select an additional twelve nonvoting members of the state review team as follows:
Four members who represent injury prevention or safety specialists from hospitalswithin the state;
One member who represents organizations specializing in auto safety or driver safety within the state;
One member who represents sudden infant death specialists within the state;
One member who represents the state network of child advocacy centers within thestate;
One member who represents a state domestic violence coalition;
One member who represents the court-appointed special advocate program
directors, described in section 19-1-203, C.R.S., within the state;
One member who represents the office of the child's representative, established insection 13-91-104, C.R.S.;
One member who represents a private out-of-home placement provider; and(IX) One member of the community with experience in childhood death.
(3) Members shall be appointed for three-year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment upon the expiration of the terms. Vacancies in the appointed membership shall be filled by the appointing entity.
Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 978, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2010: (2)(c) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2107, § 128, effective August 11. L. 2011: (2)(b)(III) amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1168, § 64, effective August 10. L. 2013: IP(2)(a), (2)(a)(VII), (2)(a)(VIII), IP(2)(b), (2)(c), (2)(d), and (2)(e) amended and (2)(a)(IX) added, (SB 13-255), ch. 222, p. 1033, § 6, effective May 14. L. 2017: (2)(b)(II) repealed and (2)(b)(III) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1256, § 17, effective May 25; (2)(b)(IV) amended, (HB 171329), ch. 381, p. 1982, § 58, effective June 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.