Tex.
Fam. Code Section 264.505
Establishment of Review Team
(a)
A multidisciplinary and multiagency child fatality review team may be established for a county to review child deaths in that county. A county may join with an adjacent county or counties to establish a combined review team.(b)
Any person who may be a member of a review team under Subsection (c) may initiate the establishment of a review team and call the first organizational meeting of the team.(c)
A review team must reflect the diversity of the county’s population and may include:(1)
a criminal prosecutor involved in prosecuting crimes against children;(2)
a sheriff;(3)
a justice of the peace or medical examiner;(4)
a police chief;(5)
a pediatrician experienced in diagnosing and treating child abuse and neglect;(6)
a child educator;(7)
a child mental health provider;(8)
a public health professional;(9)
a child protective services specialist;(10)
a sudden infant death syndrome family service provider;(11)
a neonatologist;(12)
a child advocate;(13)
a chief juvenile probation officer; and(14)
a child abuse prevention specialist.(d)
Members of a review team may select additional team members according to community resources and needs.(e)
A review team shall select a presiding officer from its members.
Source:
Section 264.505 — Establishment of Review Team, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm#264.505
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).