NRS432B.409. Establishment, composition and duties of Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children; creation of and use of money in Review of Death of Children Account.

      1.  The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services shall establish an Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children, consisting of:

      (a) Representatives from multidisciplinary teams formed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 432B.405 and NRS 432B.406, vital statistics, law enforcement, public health and the Office of the Attorney General.

      (b) Administrators of agencies which provide child welfare services, and agencies responsible for mental health and public safety, to the extent that such administrators are not already appointed pursuant to paragraph (a). Members of the Executive Committee who are appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve as nonvoting members.

      2.  The Executive Committee shall:

      (a) Adopt statewide protocols for the review of the death of a child;

      (b) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 432B.403 to 432B.4095, inclusive;

      (c) Adopt bylaws to govern the management and operation of the Executive Committee;

      (d) Appoint one or more multidisciplinary teams to review the death of a child from the names submitted to the Executive Committee pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 432B.405;

      (e) Oversee training and development of multidisciplinary teams to review the death of children;

      (f) Compile and distribute a statewide annual report, including statistics and recommendations for regulatory and policy changes; and

      (g) Carry out the duties specified in NRS 432B.408.

      3.  The Review of Death of Children Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Executive Committee may use money in the Account to carry out the provisions of NRS 432B.403 to 432B.4095, inclusive.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 864; A 2007, 1509; 2013, 439)