Texas § FA.264.5031 - COLLECTION OF NEAR FATALITY DATA
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§ FA.264.5031. COLLECTION OF NEAR FATALITY DATA
COLLECTION OF NEAR FATALITY DATA. (a) In this section, "near fatality" means a case where a physician has certified that a child is in critical or serious condition, and a caseworker determines that the child's condition was caused by the abuse or neglect of the child. (b) The department shall include near fatality child abuse or neglect cases in the child fatality case database, for cases in which child abuse or neglect is determined to have been the cause of the near fatality. The department must also develop a data collection strategy for near fatality child abuse or neglect cases. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
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