Is there a system in place to determine if local departments submit the mandated documents for SIDS cases?
Yes. Documentation is required by both the coroner’s office and the local health department for all suspected SIDS cases. Coroners are required to submit a Coroner Notification Card and local health jurisdictions (SIDS Coordinators/PHNs) document their initial contact on the Public Health Services Report Form. These reporting documents are sent to the California SIDS Program where they are reviewed by a nursing professional. Each case is assigned a State file number and placed on a Epidemiology Log which is submitted to the State DHS on the 15th of each month. The State DHS Epidemiology/Evaluation Unit has a similar system for monitoring the mandated autopsy and death scene protocols. The Program and State confer regularly to determine if the appropriate documents have been submitted for each suspected SIDS case.
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