Texas Family Code

§ 264.506 — PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM

FA § 264.506Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 264. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES · Art. F. CHILD FATALITY REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION

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(a)The purpose of a review team is to decrease the incidence of preventable child deaths by:

(1)providing assistance, direction, and coordination to investigations of child deaths;

(2)promoting cooperation, communication, and coordination among agencies involved in responding to child fatalities;

(3)developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of child deaths in the county or counties in which the review team is located;

(4)recommending changes to agencies, through the agency's representative member, that will reduce the number of preventable child deaths; and

(5)advising the committee on changes to law, policy, or practice that will assist the team and the agencies represented on the team in fulfilling their duties.

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.197, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.